probably not

That's a good point! It sure seems that maybe No Man's Land was given the award because of it's timeliness, what with all that is going on in the world right now and with the troubles in that region.

I sure hate thinking that the Academy can sell out. I guarantee you that they do though. Just look at all the awards that Unforgiven won in '92. And it wasn't even that good of a movie.

What a shame that Amelie didn't win.