HOLLYWOOD, CA - The 2011 family-oriented action adventure film Spy Kids 4D: All The Time In The World fell victim to film industry elitism Sunday, when it failed to even garner a mention, much less a nomination, at the 84th annual Academy Awards, say the film's producers.
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| A crestfallen Bob Weinstein lays into the Academy |
"I mean, sure, it was a real slap in the face when we weren't even nominated in the coveted Best Picture category," he said, standing with a selection of the film's stars. "But I wasn't too surprised after those dickwads at the Academy overlooked the hard work we did on the first three Spy Kids movies."
"But just to be mentioned would have been nice. Even some wisecrack from Billy freaking Crystal. Anything."
According to co-producer Bob Weinstein, the Academy also overlooked the "spellbinding" performance of central female star Jessica Alba, who's portrayal of Marissa Wilson - a retired, crime-fighting spy - was "as good as, if not better, than Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady."
"It's a crying travesty that Jessica did not take the Oscar for Best Actress," said a despondent Weinstein. "Never before has the silver screen been lit up with such an honest and three-dimensional performance."
"It's... it's just heartbreaking."
Weinstein went on to say that the screenwriters who drafted out the popular franchise will never receive the acclaim they deserve for what Weinstein believes are some of the most memorable scripts ever produced.
"Try telling that to the Goddamn Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. If it's not been touched by Scorcese, they don't want to know."
Meanwhile, the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - which eventually went to screen veteran Christopher Plummer - should, in the eyes of film director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, have gone to popular actor Jack Black for his "sterling and groundbreaking performance in Kung Fu Panda 2."