In one of the biggest surprises of the 81st annual Academy Awards, Israel's "Waltz With Bashir" lost the Oscar for Best Foreign Film to a Japanese movie, "Departures."
"Waltz With Bashir" was widely favored to win the Oscar, and even the star of "Departures" said after the award was given to his movie that he thought the Israeli film would win.

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Posted by: Miriam | February 24, 2009 at 06:46 AM
Please take a look at my take on why "Waltz With Bashir" didn't win an Oscar, at http://sonofthecucumberking.blogspot.com/2009/02/cowboys-and-indians.html -- plus my POV regarding several other winners and losers.
Posted by: Ray Errol Fox | February 28, 2009 at 11:26 PM