Oscar: Winner or Long-Overdue

The Oscar has been spawned with controversies for as long as it has been held. There would always be spark of arguments between film buffs even weeks after the award show. Subconsciously, it helped to buffed the Oscar's popularity that it now being claimed (and called) as the most prestigious award for film in the planet, though that many film buffs claimed that he/she doesn't care about Oscar, you could safely bet that they would goggling over the results and made a sarcastic or an approval comment to the list.

Ever since 1999 Academy Award (when Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture), this year's Academy was probably the year when i had less, even closer to no refusal tantrum over the winners. Yeah, some occasional inevitable ripple sure to be happen. After all, it was SOMEONE ELSE's taste not mine. There would be some disagreement here and there. Alas, there also has been known that Oscar often gave award to those who had accomplishments in the past years (or long overdue Oscar) rather than gave award to the Real Winner of the year. I, personally think that this was the case with the recent winner for Best Director and Best Picture, Martin Scorcese and his The Departed.

And the question remains, was Mr.Martin deserved his Oscar?

Ask film-mania everywhere. Ask those who had seen at least six films from Martin Scorcese. Ask them, whether The Departed was his best film or not? If you asked me, i would firmly and quickly, at that, said no. Not even close. From the top of my head, here's the list of my favorite films from Mr.Scorcese.
1. Goodfellas (1990)
2. Raging Bull (1980)
3. Gangs of New York (2002)
4. Mean Streets (1973)
5. Taxi Driver (1976)
6. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
7. The Departed
8. The Aviator (2004)
9. Kundun (1997)
10. The King of Comedy (1983)
11. Cape Fear (1991)

All i'm saying is, it was on a rather rare occasion if you ever heard that someone said, The Departed was Mr.Scorcese's best work that it finally earned him an Oscar. It was said that the Academy just given him an Oscar long overdue. Goodfellas should have been won. And so did Mean Street. And what the hell? Gangs of New York loses to Chicago!. For over 40-years of his career, Mr.Scorcese has been nominated six-times in directing category. Thus earned him a title which he could finally undone, "One Great Director who has never won an Oscar".

Well, that's Oscar, you don't give an award to the very best of that year. Many tids and bits which often not that significant in the art of film-making comes into play. After all, the members of the Academy that gave their votes and ultimately decided who won, and who lose, were also human. All in all, i'm just glad that finally, after all these years, and these magnificent films, Mr.Scorcese finally had his golden statue.