I haven't seen Gladiator myself so I won't offer an opinion with the exception of saying this. Several friends whose opinions I respect and occasionally agree with, really liked Gladiator. Enough so that I am going to make a point of seeing it. I don't know about the popularity contest thing but I will go see a movie because of the awards they receive because I tend to be a little skeptical but more often than not, I really enjoy what I went there to see. Especially some of the lesser known nominees. I will go see them because of the nomination alone to see what caught the attention of the powers that be in the "Academy".

And to get back to the actual thread.....I realy like a lot of Bob Dylan's songs. I sing many of them. So please be kind when I say this but I've never really enjoyed Dylan as a performer so I was not overly imperssed with the winning song. As stated before, this is probably not a great place to bash dylan, and in fact I don't think I am doing that, I just wasn't overwhelmed with his performance last night.