The author of the short story that was adapted into the motion picture "Brokeback Mountain" has written a letter, basically saying that "Crash" shouldn't have won best picture at the Academy Awards.

Scathing letter

Here's an excerpt:

Rumour has it that Lionsgate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash _ excuse me _ Crash a few weeks before the ballot deadline," Proulx writes.

God forbid the people who make their movies want the Academy members to actually watch the films before they make a judgement on who to vote for. I'm sure the Academy received copies of all the films nominated for best picture, and if they didn't, then the producers of those movies weren't doing their jobs.