The technical awards were the only ones I really cared about.
Indeed you were.TCTTS said:
Looks like I was already too late!
No problem if they want to honor these people, but why the F*** do people who enjoy movies just for sake of the entertainment but who do not share the political views of many of these people have to be told ad nauseum that they are bad, they are evil, that are x-ists, whatever? I used to watch these awards shows religiously, but I refuse to listen to any moron who gets up in front of a podium and claims that I am this or that simply because I have white skin, or I voted for this candidate or that candidate, or whatever flavor of the moment they berate.TCTTS said:
So we can't have just ONE night to honor those people simply because Average Joe Movie Goer doesn't give a sh*t?
For sure. Hopefully they come to their senses. Just go back to 10 nominees. The types of films that were nominated when that was the case were spot-on. Hit all the genre boxes, while still giving small films a place as well.TCTTS said:
Still, I would be shocked if the popularity award isn't reconsidered/cancelled before then. This is blowing up in the Academy's face.
I agree. I don't endorse all the political finger waving in this type of setting either. But if you tell them not to, it's just going to make them want to do it even more. I honestly don't know what the answer is when it comes to this issue.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:No problem if they want to honor these people, but why the F*** do people who enjoy movies just for sake of the entertainment but who do not share the political views of many of these people have to be told ad nauseum that they are bad, they are evil, that are x-ists, whatever? I used to watch these awards shows religiously, but I refuse to listen to any moron who gets up in front of a podium and claims that I am this or that simply because I have white skin, or I voted for this candidate or that candidate, or whatever flavor of the moment they berate.TCTTS said:
So we can't have just ONE night to honor those people simply because Average Joe Movie Goer doesn't give a sh*t?
But Black Panther is already a shoe-in for a Best Picture nomination. I don't agree in terms of quality, as I didn't think it was all that great (comparatively), but there's absolutely no way it's not nominated. Every Oscar pundit agrees on this point. So why is that not enough?Brian Earl Spilner said:
I think they're trying to find a way to get an Oscar to Black Panther. That's what it feels like.
Maybe the academy doesn't want it to be nominated for best picture, and this is the best way they can work around it. Why nominate it for best picture, where it surely won't win, when you can nominate for best "popular" picture, where it probably will win. Then its best picture slot can go to a film that "matters", like whatever Meryl Streep is in this fall.TCTTS said:But Black Panther is already a shoe-in for a Best Picture nomination. I don't agree in terms of quality, as I didn't think it was all that great (comparatively), but there's absolutely no way it's not nominated. Every Oscar pundit agrees on this point. So why is that not enough?Brian Earl Spilner said:
I think they're trying to find a way to get an Oscar to Black Panther. That's what it feels like.
Quad Dog said:
As a tangent: what categories should they add?
Oh, I'm not telling anyone they cannot have their opinion, or share it. They are free to hold whatever opinions they wish. But I suppose indirectly I am telling them to STFU by simply not watching now for 20 years. (We see how much impact my not watching has had ... exactly zero.)TCTTS said:I agree. I don't endorse all the political finger waving in this type of setting either. But if you tell them not to, it's just going to make them want to do it even more. I honestly don't know what the answer is when it comes to this issue.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:No problem if they want to honor these people, but why the F*** do people who enjoy movies just for sake of the entertainment but who do not share the political views of many of these people have to be told ad nauseum that they are bad, they are evil, that are x-ists, whatever? I used to watch these awards shows religiously, but I refuse to listen to any moron who gets up in front of a podium and claims that I am this or that simply because I have white skin, or I voted for this candidate or that candidate, or whatever flavor of the moment they berate.TCTTS said:
So we can't have just ONE night to honor those people simply because Average Joe Movie Goer doesn't give a sh*t?
This thread is overflowing with angry TCTTSTCTTS said:
Save for the Who Is America? thread, where else have I been "so damn angry"?