The Oscars - why the obsession?
Discussion
The Oscars is nothing more than a self-congratulatory, Hollywood love-in, so why do the British news media think that we, the public, share their obsession with it?
The films that win Best Picture are nearly always current box office hits anyway, so it’s not as if it’s bringing more obscure films to the publics’ attention; just more box office revenue for the studios current Blockbusters.
Anyway, for all those who want The King’s Speech to win Best Picture this year, here are the nominees in its category:
Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone
And the rest of the love-in major categories (can’t wait for the speeches):
Actor in a Leading Role: Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco
Actress in a Leading Role: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams
Directing: Black Swan, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Social Network, True Grit
The films that win Best Picture are nearly always current box office hits anyway, so it’s not as if it’s bringing more obscure films to the publics’ attention; just more box office revenue for the studios current Blockbusters.
Anyway, for all those who want The King’s Speech to win Best Picture this year, here are the nominees in its category:
Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone
And the rest of the love-in major categories (can’t wait for the speeches):
Actor in a Leading Role: Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, James Franco
Actress in a Leading Role: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams
Directing: Black Swan, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Social Network, True Grit
As a movie fan THE OSCARS is the ultimate of what the best film is (or should have been, in Hollywood). Its good from a historical point of view as when choosing old films to watch I often go back and look at what was nominated in the past years.
I think films in general are not as good as they were in the past coupled with the media obession problem makes it all less prestigious nowadays.
I think films in general are not as good as they were in the past coupled with the media obession problem makes it all less prestigious nowadays.
It's a celebrity-media cluster-w
k fest
If the BBC pour attention over the Oscars, those winning etc are probably more likely to accept BBC requests and offers of appearances on their shows.
In addition, the whole media industry seems to be about promoting eachother to maintain jobs / create celebrity jobs (look at all of the celebrity-on-ice / celebrity get me out of here nonsense) and force-feed the public into treating them as royalty. So yeah, the Oscar obsession is purely self advertising.
Can you tell I hate celeb-culture?
k festIf the BBC pour attention over the Oscars, those winning etc are probably more likely to accept BBC requests and offers of appearances on their shows.
In addition, the whole media industry seems to be about promoting eachother to maintain jobs / create celebrity jobs (look at all of the celebrity-on-ice / celebrity get me out of here nonsense) and force-feed the public into treating them as royalty. So yeah, the Oscar obsession is purely self advertising.
Can you tell I hate celeb-culture?
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