Anyone seen "Gosford Park"?

Gosford Park was on Sky last night, and for lack of anything better to do, I decided to watch it. Why exactly did it win an Oscar(s)? The film was ok, but no better than your average TV movie or BBC period drama. I guessed the killer(s) and their motive pretty quickly (although it took over an hour for the death!) and the acting was "ok" but nothing special.

I therefore turn to the forum for an explanation of why this average, and franky unoriginal movie, won "Best Original Screenplay" at the 2002 Oscars?!

Perhaps the Americans were trying to soften us up with the Oscars in preparation to dragging us in to the Iraq conflict

I haven't watched it - I also saw it was on SKy and felt compelled to tape it, as it's such an award winner. However, after 5 mins I decided i wasn't in the mood for that sort of film. Thinking about it realistically, I may never be in the mood for it. It looked rather dull.

I thoroughly enjoyed it as a costume drama but not especially as a whodunnit. As to why it won oscars perhaps the Academy saw the other films which were around at the time.

I thought it was a new park in Sheffield .... obviously haven't missed much.

I went watching it with one of my ex gfs. She wanted to watch it because well shes a girl but it certainly didnt interest me. Far off Oscar standards. There was nothing to it.

I watched it, but it took ages to warm up. I kept thinking, when is this going to start? It was bustling at the beginning with lots going on but with no real leads into a story. Had an abrupt ending also and at the end I wondered what the?!?! Great costumes and acting, but terrible plot.