Blaming it on bias towards his person alone I don't think is very accurate and frankly just silly. Even though we know that the Academy obviously have people they in general might like better and that because Nolan isn't the most charismatic type he might not be the personal favorite amongst all of them, there are other factors here as well. After all, the Academy consists of like 7k people.
But we know they like certain genres of film more than others, that they are more inclined to vote on movies that has come out more recent, and that there is a huge difference in the age of the average voter versus the age of the target group of (again most of) his films. The movies could simply not be speaking to them as clearly as they do to younger people.
I do find it completely ridiculous that he, despite his incredible filmography oif which most credits him for three things, hasn't won a single DGA, PGA, BAFTA, CC, GG or Oscar. Thankfully he has the one WGA win at least. It's sad. But don't say it doesn't happen simply because it's him.
It happens because of the movies Nolan makes. Because he want as many people on the planet to watch and enjoy his movies, he picks genres and themes that usually aren't favorites at the award shows. Again it's about age differences and genre bias more than anything. Nolan doesn't give a fuck about the awards, that is clear as a whistle when we look at the release date of Dunkirk. And frankly, we shouldn't care right now either. In 30 years, when everyone have forgotten everything about The King's Speech, I'm 100% certain at least a few of Nolan's films will be talked about and loved by a bunch of people.
They can't ignore him forever. He's gonna continue to make incredible movies for a long ass time, and one day he'll get the statues. Until then:
But we know they like certain genres of film more than others, that they are more inclined to vote on movies that has come out more recent, and that there is a huge difference in the age of the average voter versus the age of the target group of (again most of) his films. The movies could simply not be speaking to them as clearly as they do to younger people.
I do find it completely ridiculous that he, despite his incredible filmography oif which most credits him for three things, hasn't won a single DGA, PGA, BAFTA, CC, GG or Oscar. Thankfully he has the one WGA win at least. It's sad. But don't say it doesn't happen simply because it's him.
It happens because of the movies Nolan makes. Because he want as many people on the planet to watch and enjoy his movies, he picks genres and themes that usually aren't favorites at the award shows. Again it's about age differences and genre bias more than anything. Nolan doesn't give a fuck about the awards, that is clear as a whistle when we look at the release date of Dunkirk. And frankly, we shouldn't care right now either. In 30 years, when everyone have forgotten everything about The King's Speech, I'm 100% certain at least a few of Nolan's films will be talked about and loved by a bunch of people.
They can't ignore him forever. He's gonna continue to make incredible movies for a long ass time, and one day he'll get the statues. Until then:
