Why do most action movie / block buster type films ever get Oscar consideration.

[ccspence8]

Plenty. . . I mean, I liked both American Psycho and Fight Club (two movies you listed).

I'm excited for the Hobbit and Django Unchained.

Mehh I'll pass on the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings has always put me to sleep.

Django Unchained looks good, and also Gangster Squad.

[Cub_StuckinSTL]

Avatar was a pretty bleh movie aside from the visuals.

You mean this movie?

[ReJo]

The Kings Speech over Inception a couple of years ago was a joke. The Academy hates anything action or sci-fi and has an orgasm over Colin Firth and anything he's in. Inception is easily one of the best movies in the last 20 years

[GGGGG-Men]

Because most action/blockbuster movies lack real quality acting, cinematography, direction, storyline, etc.

Oscar's aren't about popularity or gross numbers; there's still at least some level of integrity to the quality of movie they award.

I do think there should be a category for best action/adventure and for best comedy though.

As for best picture.....well, watch a movie like Moonrise Kingdom or Silver Linings Playbook and there's some serious acting and directing going on in there that something like The Avengers just can't compete with. It's artistic integrity.

[Hawkeye15]

I honestly think the academy has a bias against movies that were incredibly successful financially. They're a bunch of hipsters, they don't want to acknowledge what we all saw, they want to let us know that are opinions aren't good enough and if something is popular that means it's overrated.

agreed 100%.