No bounce from the Academy Awards

Is this a surprise when films get awards based on being politically correct or some inside the industry considerations?

The Oscars were like a four-hour commercial for a lot of movies. But the audience must not have been impressed.

Box office figures on Monday for "Dreamgirls," "The Departed" and some of other nominated films were lackluster at best. No matter what happens, apparently, no one wants to see "Babel." It's stalled at $33.8 million and it's playing in limited release. . . . .