There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy.
“Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.”
“The world of scholarship is much more measured in its appreciation and also its criticism than the world of popular literature.”