Secondly, the Academy definitely needs to get its act together. Because of cryptic, idiotic voting procedures (now posted on the VFX HQ), only two nominees were announced, BABE and APOLLO 13. Then, for the video clips of each film, the Academy picks extremely inappropriate clips. For APOLLO 13, they presented about 15 seconds of KC-135 footage... you know, the Vomit Comet plane that simulates zero gravity for a limited amount of time. And that's it. No miniature photography... no motion control camera work, no CG artistry, no greenscreen photography... nothing. Just the Vomit Comet. What a joke. Rob Legato's visual effects team should have been properly recognized.

As for BABE, they only showed a clip from the film, with presenter Will Smith exclaiming, "the filmmakers do not want to give away their secrets." If that was true, why is Rhythm & Hues having full page ads in Cinefex and American Cinematographer detailing the CG process step by step? No footage at all of animators working long hours in front of monitors? Let's face it: the Academy sucks. They only care about their precious actors and directors. If you wish (heh), you can visit the Academy Awards site at http://guide.oscars.org.