I agree that while the Oscar's have given the nod to a couple of science fiction movies this year, they are not quite ready to award the Best Film Oscar. Some critics are arguing that to win the award is more than simply producing a good movie, but also about producing great performances from the actors - some science fiction movies don't do this, not because the acting isn't great, but because the combination of real-life acting and animation make it hard to know if the performance is down to the actor or the technical director.

I also don't think that the movies listed for the award are good enough anyway - sure they are all very good movies, but they are no where near the quality of a Lord of the Rings that uses special effects to compliment the movie rather than 'being' the movie - until that balance is found in a science fiction movie, then we'll probably see them as good runners up for a while.