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February 24, 2012 12:05 pm

Should There Be a Sci-Fi Category At the Oscars?


An anonymous reader writes "In this chat with the originator of the light-saber in Star Wars and the Nostromo in Alien, director Roger Christian argues that the Academy Awards needs a special category for 'best science-fiction film'. It's a thorny subject, since such a new category would inevitably either get lumped in with fantasy/horror or further 'ghetto-ise' the genre. But with '2001' and 'Avatar' snubbed for best picture, among many others over the years, does ANY sci-fi film ever have a shot at Best Picture?"

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