Shut up, Sylvester.
I think the real problem was that since the Oscars have always snubed fantasy/sci-fi movies in the past, that they thought "Hey, wait! Lets change that! OMG that'll be so ownrz!"
I didn't see Master And Commander but Ive heard nothing but great reviews. RotK was stronger than Two Towers but still weaker than Fellowship. Mystic River was amazing but I knew that wouldn't win. If anything but these 3 movies won, I'd've thrown my shoe at the TV, just like when Shakespeare in Love won over far superior movies like The Thin Red Line.