Oscars About to Add A New Major Category
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steadyrighteous
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The ill shyt is, this move is made before they even know who the best pic nominees will be. And what’s worse, the academy reached out to the LA times and said movies can be nominated in both categories
So in theory black panther could be a best pic nominee and get the Blockbuster popcorn award. If movies can be nominated in both categories, why fukking have two categories??!
Same shyt happened when beauty and the beast was nominated for best picture. You had a group of people livid that an animated movie could be a best pic nominee so they created the best animated movie category just to satiate the old guard who were outraged a “kids movie” could hang with dances with wolves or whatever else was nominated in 91.
In 2010 when toy story 3 was nominated for best pic and best animated pic, it was obvious which it would win and which it wouldn’t.
The whole shyt is stupid and, like you said, insulting to everyone involved. If I’m a best pic nominee you’re telling me my movie isn’t popular and the only people who care about it are film geeks, critics, and the people in that room. If I’m a popular nominee, you’re telling me that I’m good but not good enough to sit at the adults table. So I get this small plate of stuffing and chicken as a constellation prize. Utter bullshyt.
A critic on twitter pointed out the highest grossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation:
Gone with the wind
Star Wars
Sound of music
ET
Titanic
Ten Commandments
Jaws
Doctor Zhivago
Exorcist
Snow White.
What do they all have in common (except Snow White)? They’re all best picture nominees and made a fukk ton of money. So they were popular AND recognized for being great flicks worthy of the highest honor.
This is the academy getting their juelz on to the nth degree
shyt makes no sense. And for Disney to suggest this makes it more insidious and seedy. They want a way for their movies (which are the most “popular”) to be recognized and awarded on an awards show hosted on their channel. And that company is just getting bigger and bigger so the impetus to do stupid shyt like this won’t stop and the guard rails in place to stop them will become nonexistent
This.
Part of the reason I never post or even read the Disney/FOX threads is because for the most part people focus on IP and Networks and other surface shyt that, while important, isn't the reason these takeovers and buys are a big deal.
We're genuinely walking towards a time where there will be 5 major companies total, each of which covers its own thing and doesn't step on the other 4's toes, meaning like you said, no guard rails.
Disney:
We want kids to watch our movies in school instead of documentariesAmazon:
That's good with us, we'll sell the TV's to the schoolsAT&T:
We'll hook up the cableWalmart:
That's a lot of expensive equipment. If the kids have guns they can protect it. We got you, brehs
This.
Part of the reason I never post or even read the Disney/FOX threads is because for the most part people focus on IP and Networks and other surface shyt that, while important, isn't the reason these takeovers and buys are a big deal.
We're genuinely walking towards a time where there will be 5 major companies total, each of which covers its own thing and doesn't step on the other 4's toes, meaning like you said, no guard rails.
Disney:
Amazon:
AT&T:
Walmart:
Yup. Me and @Dominic Brehetto said it in another thread: we’re entering blade runner territory now. Whole world controlled my corporations. shyt basically running man territory.
Don’t hate the player hate the game. They not keeping other studios from making popular movies, or are you suggesting Disney is paying off the committee
Like they are paying off the critics 
AnonymityX1000
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Can't wait for the Academy Award winning biopic based on the life and accomplishments of Kevin Feige.
Title: The Gawd Who Invented the Universe.
TheGodling
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lol @ people thinking that Black Panther had a shot at a Best Picture nomination before this move. 
The problem with this move isn't even that the Academy doesn't acknowledge blockbusters, but the fact that they still act blind to the corrupt campaigning, politicking and vote-buying that has turned people away.
The problem with this move isn't even that the Academy doesn't acknowledge blockbusters, but the fact that they still act blind to the corrupt campaigning, politicking and vote-buying that has turned people away.
Don’t hate the player hate the game. They not keeping other studios from making popular movies, or are you suggesting Disney is paying off the committee
Like they are paying off the critics
Nah lol I’m suggesting Disney is undercutting their own product by suggesting this category. Let the shyt rock as is and let BP get a best pic nod or any big movie get a nod on the strength of whatever. But by saying “hey you should add this category” as a way to pat themselves on the back, it makes it harder for a movie like Black Panther to sit at the adults table
AnonymityX1000
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Right, acting like "Oh no, the Oscars are ruined now!" is like 30 years too late. lollol @ people thinking that Black Panther had a shot at a Best Picture nomination before this move.
The problem with this move isn't even that the Academy doesn't acknowledge blockbusters, but the fact that they still act blind to the corrupt campaigning, politicking and vote-buying that has turned people away.
Oh reallylol @ people thinking that Black Panther had a shot at a Best Picture nomination before this move.
The problem with this move isn't even that the Academy doesn't acknowledge blockbusters, but the fact that they still act blind to the corrupt campaigning, politicking and vote-buying that has turned people away.
Are they? BP best pic, infinity war most popular :strangeruss:chess not checkers. Disney run shyt. Tuck ya chain, it’s gonna be a hot summer(s) for the foreseeable future
i don't watch the oscars (or any awards show) because i don't watch awards shows, not because the categories don't appeal to me.
an MJ/Black Panther peek-a-boo mask smiley!!!
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