I've lately been caught in a real moral dilemma. Is it really appropriate to still be watching the Academy Awards ceremony? Part of me wants to keep doing it simply because it's the biggest movie night of the year and a grand celebration of film, which also honors the biggest achievements in filmmaking of the year and decides what the future of Hollywood will look like. But at the same time, the Oscars year after year has gotten deeper in its process of digging its own grave. That's not just because a majority of the films they nominate don't deserve the recognition, but it's chiefly because the body is so full of themselves and doesn't care what the general public wants or needs to see. Each year, they've become much more clueless as to what will actually get people to watch the show again, and their efforts to try and bring ratings back up have always backfired. Always. Not to mention all their attempts have only hurt the quality of the ceremony, and this year looks like it will continue that trend. With the insulting decision to not air 8 of the 23 categories live, I'm now seriously considering not watching the Oscars this year. This is just outrageously unacceptable.
But with all that said, here is my own personal version of the Academy Awards, where I award what I think is genuinely the best of the year based on the 50 movies I saw released between January 2021 and December 2021.
But with all that said, here is my own personal version of the Academy Awards, where I award what I think is genuinely the best of the year based on the 50 movies I saw released between January 2021 and December 2021.
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