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5 Reasons Why 'The Dark Knight Rises' Will Win Best Picture Oscar

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1. The Dark Knight Was Dissed in 2008

 

The Dark Knight was the second installment of the trilogy.  In 2008 it was undoubtedly one of the best movies going into the 81st Academy Awards; however, it was not even a contender for Best Picture.  This snub was considered a big mistake by the Academy, to the degree that  they decided to expand the category to include ten nominees instead of five. The film’s director, Nolan understands just how much juice that gave the franchise.

“Look, the idea, the fact that people have talked about ‘The Dark Knight’ as being a key reason why the academy changed their rules and expanded the field is just a huge honor for the film, in a weird way,” Nolan said.

Furthermore the snub makes it more likely that The Dark Night Rises will be given extra consideration as a nominee because Academy voters will be under pressure, both internally and externally, to right the wrong.

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