The Force is strong with the Academy, it seems.
But not too strong.
The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning, and box office phenomenon Star Wars: The Force Awakens was well represented among the honored films.
The J.J. Abrams-directed movie netted five nominations, including best sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects, original score (for legendary composer John Williams) and film editing.
However, its Oscar momentum was not enough to propel it to a best picture nomination.
Film historian Leonard Matlin isn't surprised by the The Force Awakens' snub in best picture.
"That follows Academy tradition," he says.
"The Academy tends not to honor genre movies in the best picture category.
They don’t quite take them seriously enough."
