Read the article and the influx of Johnny Depp stans trying to get him a win gives me the dry heaves something fierce.
If they actually go through with that, I'm not watching them at all this year. Fuck that. Way to completely alienate the audience that DOES care about technicals in favor of trying to appeal to an audience that clearly doesn't give a shit anyway.
I mean this sucks but isn't this what the Grammys has pretty much done for decades? Also the Emmys does their technicals untelevised on a completely different night, and they're not even considered the same tier of Emmy. I don't want them to do this, but they're not the first awards show to do it like that.
the answer to drawing more attention to the show is adding categories for movies people actually care about. first time director, stunt coordinating, multiple performances, etc. make the tent bigger. it isn’t negging people inside the tent and the small fanbase you’re still clutching too i cannot fathom thinking best editing is less important than best original song or three lifetime achievement awards
Remember last year when they didn't show clips for Screenplay but they had time for Glenn Close to shake her ass
Remember how great it was when Mad Max: Fury Road was sweeping the below the line awards? Insane decision and yea im considering not watching at all this year for the first time since I first got into the oscars like 20 years ago it feels like