'Hugo' Oscar Chances: Will Kid Lead Hurt Best Picture Run?

Kids today, using their noisy music and baggy clothes and stopping movies from winning Academy awards. You heard right: While 'Hugo' and 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part II' have capped numerous finish-of-year critics' lists, it might not matter from an Oscars perspective, possibly because they films are targeted toward, and star, children. Individuals at GoldDerby.com lately checked out a few of the significantly acclaimed kids movies through the years which have been snubbed both in Best Picture and also the best performance groups. From the 16-year-old Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' for an eight-year-old Justin Henry from 'Kramer and Kramer' losing to Melvyn Douglas in 1980, Oscar is unquestionably no stranger to shunning audience and critic faves because of the children on the watch's screen. Clearly, this doesn't bode well for Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo.' And despite an earlier Oscar campaign for 'Deathly Hallows,' it seems the Academy ship has sailed for Harry and the buddies. Regrettably, you will need to hold back until February. 26 for that 84th Oscars to discover if the trend continues. Mind to GoldDerby.com now to look into the entire listing of kid-friendly fare snubbed from Gold Statue glory. [via GoldDerby.com] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook