The Oscars (and more specifically, Best Picture)

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

The Matrix had a much bigger pop culture (and film making) impact than American Beauty. I know that's not the sole criterion or even a paramount criterion for Academy voters, but it should be.

Take last night's winner, Moonlight. (Or the Artist, or most recent winners). I predict that nobody except film buffs will find these movies particularly memorable a few years from now.

Conversely, Michael J. Fox stepped out of a Delorean on stage last night to thunderous applause, over 30 years later. It's still as beloved a film now as it was then.

[star seed 7]

Sounds like the MTV movie awards are more what you are looking for

[Tobias]

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Sounds like the MTV movie awards are more what you are looking for

Yeah but not really. Movies like Twilight and Spider Man 6 will be forgotten just as quickly. (To be fair, no clue who has actually won the MTV awards).

[star seed 7]

Well the matrix won in 2000 so looks like I'm right

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Well the matrix won in 2000 so looks like MTV was I'm right

FYP.

[Spracne]

Like our electoral system, Best Picture is not a popularity contest. Tons of crap movies have had a big "impact on culture" (no idea why this becomes the sole criterion, but w/e).

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Like our electoral system, Best Picture is not a popularity contest. Tons of crap movies have had a big "impact on culture" (no idea why this becomes the sole criterion, but w/e).

Tons of crap movies are popular in the short run. And true, a few are popular for being crappy. But that's none of the movies on my revised list. Those movies have left a deeper mark than than the ones that received best picture.

[star seed 7]

You should write a letter to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences about your displeasure.

[Spracne]

Some people just don't understand #art. It's like how Salieri doesn't get why people like Mozart so much better than him. Sad!

[mocat]

Some people just don't understand #art. It's like how Salieri doesn't get why people like Mozart so much better than him. Sad!

you're right. you know what else? F murray abraham, right in his bald head

[Gooch]

Jurassic Park over Schindler's list? 

[ChiComCat]

You won't say who the winners should be in the last 17 years because it's impossible to judge their pop culture impact/staying power and yet you want this to be the standard for giving a yearly award?

[Rage Against the McKee]

I can tell you guys right now that in 15 years nobody is going to remember Spotlight like they remember Fury Road. Talk about a snub.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Ok, so maybe Warren was handed the wrong envelope. But the envelopes are pretty clearly labeled so....

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

You won't say who the winners should be in the last 17 years because it's impossible to judge their pop culture impact/staying power and yet you want this to be the standard for giving a yearly award?

Sure it should be the standard. Doesn't mean they'll always get it right.

[kso_FAN]

He clearly knew it was the wrong card. He could have called for the correct one, but then just gave it to Dunaway.

https://twitter.com/justin_fenton/status/836089614096076801

[420seriouscat69]

Wack, you may want to skip this one

Everyone played nice last night. It was refreshing.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/27/oscar-ratings-4/

Oscars ratings lowest in 9 years

 

[Dugout DickStone]

Wack, you may want to skip this one

Everyone played nice last night. It was refreshing.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/27/oscar-ratings-4/

Oscars ratings lowest in 9 years

 

Man, SNL cashing huge checks and the Oscars play it nice and get stomped.