quote:Originally posted by thedoctor: The fact that Academy voters are based in the US and hardly venture outside it's borders for work actually helps Polanski. Many of these people are art directors, grips, technicians, and so forth. Working with big directors in Hollywood tend to sour them on voting for those guys because some directors (many told stories of Oliver Stone) just rub them the wrong way due to personalities, working environments, etc.
Also, it is a bit en vouge to give the kudos to people like Polanski and Kubrick who sit off to the side for years and only do the occasional film.
Perhaps. The reputation of the director and the type of film certainly does come into play. Voters don't want to pick something overly commercialized, they want to pick the more arthouse-y film, as sort of a self-pat on the back.
