..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

The Most Controversial Oscar Ad Of the Year?

Academy members are buzzing unhappily about with the advertisement below, created by Miramax based on a letter that Oscar icon Robert Wise sent to The Los Angeles Daily News last week. The ad has run in the Los Angeles Times and Variety.

Some members feel that this is an abuse of an important member of their community. One industry-ite went as far as to suggest that the quality of the ad is so poor that it might be an indicator that Miramax is now switching allegiances to surprise DGA winner Rob Marshall after months of pushing Martin Scorsese in every way imaginable and unimaginable.

Will anyone actually change their vote because of this? Did Miramax actually hire the guy who designs the ads normally seen in the National Enquirer? Can Robert Wise sell lots of Craftmatic Adjustable Beds?

These answers and more, as the Oscar turns...

April 14, 2003