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"King Kong", born too soon?

Or released too soon.  Why didn't "King Kong" (1933) get nominated for at least two Oscars--specifically, for music & for special effects?  Well, it seems that there was no award for music...

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Nah, Kong wasn't "born" too soon ..... Those awards were just "born" too late. Their loss, now they can never be officially be linked to Kong.

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The folks who organized the oscars in 1933 probably saw KONG and it quite simply blew their tiny minds...they probably went: 'DUH!!' in reflection of their own limited outlook: KONG was beyond their...

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RKO had never made a silent film, so they were king of new to the scene.As far as what Oscars Kong should have gotten, I would say...Best FilmBest Director (the filmmaking is quite astounding)Best...

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Tim Smyth wrote:RKO had never made a silent film, so they were king of new to the scene.As far as what Oscars Kong should have gotten, I would say...Best FilmBest Director (the filmmaking is quite...

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