The Oscars are adding a new category from their roster of Awards. Fans can become livid because their favorites got snubbed by the Academy. The Academy is known to be snobbish in Superhero Films, Rom Coms, Action, and horror. Appeasing the upset fans is a challenge, so this is their way to compensate.
There had been few exceptions, but they were a rarity. I can count through my fingers whenever a Superhero film or a horror movie wins that Golden naked man. The Academy does not seem to have the Pride to accept popular films as nominees for the best picture, so they compensated.
The Oscars announced their new Categories
Make movie history this year with #OscarsFanFavorite and #OscarsCheerMoment.
Head to https://t.co/HjaTjZfexf for more information. pic.twitter.com/GCPtespLqP
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 14, 2022
The New categories are Oscars Fan Favorite and Oscars cheer moment. The fans can do their vote of this website. I can see a Marvel Cinematic Universe film finally winning an Award. DC had won awards from Oscars before, so it is possible to win awards from the Academy, but they always Snub Marvel. Fans prefer seeing the Super Hero and Fantasy films nominated for Best Picture and Acting Awards.
It is just that The Oscars still refuse to take specific movie genres seriously. It is their rebellion from the mainstream because they used to be the mainstream. I won’t say this new category is terrible because the People’s Choice Awards had better winners than the Oscars at specific parts of history.
Some fans are passionate about trying to make their favorite films win. Then we also have trolls like this one.
Sorry dude. I have other priorities pic.twitter.com/Y1A1qdRaoE
— Adriano Caporusso?TIFF (@AdriCaporusso) February 14, 2022
am i doing this right? pic.twitter.com/NLeNvpiWh9
— Carrie Wittmer ? (@carriesnotscary) February 14, 2022
Sadly this online Nomination is not internationally inclusive because only Americans can vote. American voters’ only policy intend to prevent high population countries from campaigning their films. At least the Emmys allow foreigners to vote for the nominees. The most nominated films will be the ones to be announced for the Award night.
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There once was a time when I was a loyal viewer of the Oscar Awards. But I no longer pay attention to them. I go all the way to the late Sidney Potier, the first African-American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor. Quite frankly, the movie he received it for was not really one of his best films. But I guess the people on the award committee tried to show they were “forward-thinking”. The Oscar folks have always been a bunch of SNOBS and a tad bit “out of touch” with the real world. They always behaved like “elitists”, i.e. the only ones who can truly judge quality entertainment. It’s no surprise a new generation had to scream and shout in order for them to take notice that the entertainment world was moving forward, while they were standing still as if they were stuck in a time warp!