In the liner notes of the Criterion DVD of Do The Right Thing, Roger Ebert notes ironically that it did not win BP that year and the film that did had a diametrically opposing viewpoint on race (Driving Miss Daisy). BTW, Do the Right Thing is a much better film depicting race relations than...
There were rumors that some of the Academy was uncomfortable with the subject matter in Brokeback. Looks like the rumors were true. Crash is the most overrated BP since Gladiator.