4 reasons why people stopped watching The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards were once a prestigious, fun night dedicated to the celebration of the best films of the year. Billy Christal in the 90s, Hugh Jackman in 2009 and countless other great hosts, have to lead us through the celebration. Millions of Americans would anxiously gather around the television to see if their favorite films and actors would be awarded a small gold statue. As time passes, more and more people have begun to stop watching the movie for a variety of reasons. Today lets look at four of them.
1. The vast number of award shows-
Between The Golden Globes, The S.A.G. awards and countless other Movie and Tv awards Americans are surrounded continuously by Awards ceremonies. By the time The Academy Awards roll around Americans have already been bombarded by dozens of condescending, politically driven awards shows.
2. People don’t want to sit through a 3-hour awards show:
The rise of social media has led people to become more and more impatient in our society. People would rather watch their twitter feeds and check the news than sit through a 3-hour awards show.
3. Political grandstanding:
Politics are toxic. There is no way to get around this fact. Americans find that talking politics creates a culture of toxicity in which they are not comfortable. Therefore, when they turn on the television on a Sunday to watch the The Academy Awards, they might not be willing to sit through the toxicity, especially after a long week of work and family responsibilities. A lot of people may agree with a lot of what their favorite celebrities may be saying, but in the end, they just want to watch a good show.
4. The Academy doesn’t nominate movies that people care to see: Ask yourself this: When was the last time I saw most of the nominated movies for best picture? When you look at the list of films up for best picture they are often on a small budget, not widely released, full of political messages and they are not successful at the box office. What does this tell us? It says that The Academy is nominating and awarding films that they think we need to see, not the films we want to see. It’s true that the public probably doesn’t have the best taste in film, but nobody cares about an award show about films they have never seen or heard of.
I want to enjoy The Academy Awards. Let’s fix them.