2022 Academy Awards
#176
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I know some of you said you weren't interested in watching, but how about..... now?
#177
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I thought this was an interesting piece.
#178
DVD Talk Hero
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I know some of you said you weren't interested in watching, but how about..... now?
https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/statu...42eXmagqw&s=19
https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/statu...42eXmagqw&s=19
Seriously, is this like a plan to get out of the abc deal or something? Or are they just cool with dumbing it down enough that there won’t be a difference between the Academy Awards and the MTV Movie awards?
#179
DVD Talk Hero
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
Again, you can have ratings or you can only nominate “prestige” movies for the biggest categories. You can’t have both. They seem like they are grasping at anything to draw a number (besides nominating movies the general public care about, of course).
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
#180
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
Again, you can have ratings or you can only nominate “prestige” movies for the biggest categories. You can’t have both. They seem like they are grasping at anything to draw a number (besides nominating movies the general public care about, of course).
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
For those complaining about the nominations, what movie should the academy have nominated? Spider-Man? Anything else?
#181
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I didn't think it was a particularly great movie, but just a couple of years ago Bohemian Rhapsody came out and it was a huge commercial hit ($911M Worldwide) and a BP nominee and front-runner. So I don't think the Titanic scenario is out of the question these days.
But yeah a lot of tiny films are dominating the awards right now. I liked Coda well enough, but did I think it was going to be the BP front runner? No I certainly did not.
But yeah a lot of tiny films are dominating the awards right now. I liked Coda well enough, but did I think it was going to be the BP front runner? No I certainly did not.
#182
DVD Talk Hero
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
Again, you can have ratings or you can only nominate “prestige” movies for the biggest categories. You can’t have both. They seem like they are grasping at anything to draw a number (besides nominating movies the general public care about, of course).
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
These days a black and white Netflix release that only played for a weekend in NYC would get a Best Picture slot over “Titanic”.
I know how meaningless the Oscars are and yet I still hold them to a higher standard than other awards. For instance, I know all the shitty campaigning producers do, how the Academy voters don’t even watch all the BP nominees, etc. but I’ll still go out of my way to see all the Best Picture nominees that I don’t do for other awards.
Maybe I’m just salty that of the two choices the Academy could choose to go with this (ratings or prestige) they’re choosing the one that I personally despise.
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#183
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I can see this getting huge ratings on the West Coast with the sun still out from 5-7:30pm ![Old Rolleyes](/images/smilies/rolleyesold.gif)
It is weird as fuck to watch the Oscars in the afternoon and stupid.
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It is weird as fuck to watch the Oscars in the afternoon and stupid.
#184
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
2) It's been like that forever, including when 40M people watched the telecast.
3) What is your better solution?
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#186
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
It if was in Feb that would be better and in ancient times in the 90's they did it in March when there was no DST until April.
I think the ratings will shatter last years low rating and reach a new low.
I think the ratings will shatter last years low rating and reach a new low.
#187
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
It would be impossible to “shatter “ last year’s low ratings as viewership dropped 57% from the previous all time low rating from a record low 21M viewers to less than 10M. It has to go up this year, but probably not by much.
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#188
Senior Member
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I think the best thing they can do is embrace the niche audience- go full Tony Awards. Make it a song & dance (not necessarily literally) show- be a love letter to movies. Make it a show about the magic of movies, don't just say "we love movies"...actually love movies.
I don't get that feeling anymore with these shows. They should be focused on the telecast for next year already, get that host, and start to prepare things that aren't the actual awards...that's should be the only thing we don't know. By the time they look and get a host and presenters, we all know it's just shottily thrown together without them caring.
I don't know if it's an academy issue, or an ABC issue, or both.
Last edited by JayTL; 03-22-22 at 09:12 AM.
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#189
DVD Talk Legend
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
I remember when the Academy awards were on a Monday and at the same time as the Final of the NCAA tournament.
#191
DVD Talk Hero
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
The problem is that there is no Titanic. And as long as people won't go to the theaters to see anything that isn't a franchise, there won't be. You've been personally dancing on the grave of movie theaters for a while, but this is the new reality. We get a handful of big budget franchises to keep the studios' lights on and the rest is either low budget pap or awards bait. And who knows what will happen when Netflix finally wins best picture this year, realizes it's not all that it's cracked up to be and turns off the money faucet.
For those complaining about the nominations, what movie should the academy have nominated? Spider-Man? Anything else?
For those complaining about the nominations, what movie should the academy have nominated? Spider-Man? Anything else?
#192
Senior Member
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
The average consumer tuned out. They'll get the list of winners on Twitter....if they even care about who wins
#193
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
#194
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
It's not like this year is without a huge popular blockbuster with multiple nominations. Dune made $400M in a pandemic and despite being on HBO. It still isn't making people tune in to watch. And as it turns out, all the awards it will win will be in tape delayed, edited segments anyway.
#195
DVD Talk Hero
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
Still, the point stands - there’s no reason a franchise comic book movie can’t get a nod. I’d argue they are more challenging to make well than most of the BP nominees in any given year.
#197
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
My wife's best friend is neighbors and friends with Matthew Lillard. When The Descendants got nominated, he and his wife got to go to the show, which I thought was pretty cool.
Edit : Asked my wife. Just Shaggy got to go, no date.
Last edited by Decker; 03-22-22 at 12:49 PM.
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#199
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
Well I guess the invites have changed in the past 10 years.
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#200
Re: 2022 Academy Awards
So is this all just about Spider-Man? Is the Academy suddenly "in touch" with that one single nomination?