We are talking Oscar snubs. Now before I get, “Who cares about the Oscars?” the reality is that lots of very powerful people that help shape the industry do. Pre 2023 Oscars the small studio A24 released maybe a few movies a year, all of which were of astounding quality. Post Oscar sweep A24 has released almost 20 movies this year of varying degrees of quality. Like it or not as the general public the Oscars are high profile for industry professionals. High profile recognition means money and a blank check to keep creating. I shouldn’t have to explain that its easier to make art, and good art, when their aren’t budgetary restrictions.
Last year that was some rightful outrage over the Oscar nominations snubbing Mia Goth for her performance in Pearl. There is often talk in film circles about why on earth musicals and comedies get shoved together and why neither genre seems to get the proper recognition. Oscar snubs are not uncommon, its also a term that gets thrown out rather freely but it deeply applies it entire genres and that’s a problem. The reality is that in the last decade or so the academy has stopped acknowledging these genres as valid or skillful. It’s really embarrassing for them because I could (and am going to) easily argue that these are in fact some of the MOST skillful genres and they require a lot more from a cast and crew than the movies that tend to be highlighted. Now we’ve already talked about what could actually be considered Oscar bait, now let’s discuss why the academy thinks that if a movie is enjoyable it isn’t Oscar worthy.
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Overall the Oscar snub problem is a mixture of sexism and pretension, something that actually seems to be getting worse in the last few years. The academy seems to have lost its grasp on reality and what constitutes actual skill and feats of filmmaking. If it’s not a serious, look-how-smart-we-are drama then the academy seems to have no interest in it.
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