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Prince Invited to Join Academy Award Membership 3121 #1 THIS YEAR | |
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Nice. Listed under the "Music" section - Purple Rain, Happy Feet.
Is that all they know him for??? 
Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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I don't know why that is surprising. "Under The Cherry Moon" and "Graffitti Bridge" are bad movies and even in "Purple Rain" Prince wasn't a very compelling actor. To offer Prince membership to the Academy as an actor would be a bad look for the Hollywood industry.
My question is: what comes with being a member of the Academy of Movies? I hope Prince takes advantage of this opportunity. Maybe it will open inroads towards doing more film projects as a composer. 3121 #1 THIS YEAR | |
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Mainly, it means you get to vote on the awards. Plus a few perks like free screenings, access to Academy facilities, etc. |
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He hasn't been involved in any other Oscar-winning pictures, has he? | |
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The academy is about a lot more than Oscar winners. He is an actor. He has made songs for movies. He qualifies. The membership is large. Philmoreliz | |
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I thought if you won one, you were already in. | |
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errant said: I thought if you won one, you were already in. Me too, thought Batman might have gotten a mention too You know you are in love, when you cannot fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams - Dr Seuss | |
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I think people are finally getting the hint that he is great. His name keeps popping up here and there, Harper's, New York Times. Fans are coming out. Awaiting a Supreme Court Ruling to make idolizing Prince a badge of honor. Philmoreliz | |
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errant said: I thought if you won one, you were already in. Nope, you have to be invited. | |
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So, will he accept the invite??? You know you are in love, when you cannot fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams - Dr Seuss | |
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I hope he doesn't join. Reslly tired of so many self-important groups of celebrities getting together to pat themselves and each other on the back for such irrelevant reasons. But that's right up his alley. | |
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Lena Dunham mentioned in a tweet and he did accept. She stated that they would be together in marbl;e bathtub fi;;ling out their choices togther every year | |
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He hasn't been involved in any other Oscar-winning pictures, has he? Batman | |
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lwr001 said: Lena Dunham mentioned in a tweet and he did accept. She stated that they would be together in marbl;e bathtub fi;;ling out their choices togther every year  thanks for the update[Edited 7/2/13 4:15am] You know you are in love, when you cannot fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams - Dr Seuss | |
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he wasn't nominated for his music in Batman though, was he? | |
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be honest, i really loved the two movies..don't think it's bad i only hope he could do these kind of film more n more.. n never give up!
[Edited 7/4/13 20:41pm] a prince news a day, keeps the doctor away  | |
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Nope, and he didn't deserve to be.
But yeah congrats to Mr. Nelson for this tremendous honor. About time a past Oscar winner like himself would be invited to vote on the Oscars. | |
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he should accept, for real.. and choosing Prince among all the rock/pop stars living today IS something... ain't it?! | |
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Being an Academy member is not that big a deal. You get some perks and you get to vote on the Academy Awards--or your children do if they pinch your ballot--but it is a large organization with lots of members. Still, I am glad they invited im and surprised that it took so long. Had it mattered to him, I am sure it would have happened earlier. [Edited 7/6/13 20:24pm] Philmoreliz | |
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