Comments on: The Idiot’s Guide To Oscar Frustration: 5 Reasons To Shut Up & Stop Complaining About The Academy Awards

By: Dryer

Dryer — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

Great points but your just playing the devils advocate for the sake of material. True in the end it's childish to waste energy on something which in in reality is completely immaterial. But there's no reason for Argo to have won Best Picture, except for the old voters in Hollywood to self congratulate themselves as a whole. There was no reason for Christophe Waltz to have won Best Supporting Actor, it was the same one note bit rehashed from Inglorious Basterds. Cinematography for Life of Pi was practically post production, how is that better than Deacons real time artistry in Skyfall. Tarantino hardly wrote the best original screenplay, it was a greatest hits compilation at best. Brave is in the same boat; Pirates, Paranorman, even Frankenweenie were more admirable picks. What differentiates this year from previous shows, is you could look at the list of winners and take something from their achievement. This year was nothing more than just setting a fire just to watch it burn, and that's why people are complaining. It's nothing to do with simply the choice, but the lack of validity behind them.

By: hank

hank — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

thanks for clearing that up for me. what an enlightening article.

By: Traci R.

Traci R. — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

And these are all the reasons I don't even waste my time watching or caring. Give me the results in the morning. I'll glance over them casually allowing myself to be mildly impressed or surprised by a few and then go back to doing what we all have the capacity to do ourselves–watch and judge the quality of movies. Rocket science it is not.

By: Edward Copeland

Edward Copeland — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

Bravo! You nailed almost every point I've been screaming at people losing their minds throughout this Oscar season such as people who liked Argo when it came out but transformed it to one of the worst choices Oscar ever made by last night and a virtual twin to Crash, separated by seven years, because Ang Lee won director both years while his films didn't get picture. Never mind that most of these people hadn't been remotely pulling for Life of Pi before Lee won director. The Oscars are a glorified opinion poll and, for most of my life, have been a thoroughly enjoyable parlor game. Unfortunately, Oscars + Internet = Madness. I'm just glad that I got past being emotionally affected by what happened at the Oscars when I was a teen — long before the Web ensnared the silly awards.

By: brace

brace — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

Oscar and the entire awards season is fun – people talk about movies, predict who's gonna win, who's gonna be nominated, what are the long shots…. it's fun. but many people take it all too seriously. I don't believe in such a thing as best movie or performance… I don't even have one or ten (or any specific number of) favorite movies. I was never able to make a list of my favorite movies ever and that's why I don't like them. and honestly I prefer annual awards like Oscar (despite what I think of their choices) than Sight&Sound's list of the best movies ever – I find that way more un-arty. best ever!?

By: Ben Pearson

Ben Pearson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

Preach.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

Excellent article! Really, really appreciated reading it and agreed 100 %.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:32 +0000

The Academy Awards, like any major institution, will always get undeserved criticism. There's just no avoiding it. I love the show for what it is. I've never watched one and thought, "This'll be the last one for me." Have I been disappointed on occasion? Obviously. I guess what I'm saying is the oscars have been around for 85 years, millions of people tune in every year. At the end of the day, the academy doesn't give a shit about what you think.

By: Archives

Archives — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

Was written in 2013, fyi.

By: Albert

Albert — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

Well, if you forget to mention all the #oscarsowhite issue and the recurrent white washing element that has been since the beginning of the "industry-created celebration of the industry" (among other criticisms) then, yes, one should stop complaining about the oscars. Also, you are right to say it one should stop criticizing the academy awards, specially because this implies we should quit criticizing an institution that keeps perpetuating racial and social prejudices year after year, since, you know, if it has been standing for 85 years, then there is nothing much we can do. Thank you for your guide… not.

By: Axel

Axel — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

Not agree at all. It Looks obvious that whom writes doesn\’t work on film making.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

Give US First Lady, Michelle Obama, a special Oscar for the best delivered presentation speech of the evening – then get all the Hollywood actors into a class and explain that comedy often falls flat on its face if there is no editor to trim and adjust the timing – and there ain't no editor around during a live Oscar broadcast. Rather than having lame attempts at comedy, spend more time showing the behind the scenes artistry of the nominees' work – which was often glossed over at lightning speed.

By: pluiedenovembre

pluiedenovembre — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

Well said 🙂 I think the only time I got upset was when Titanic won. Other than that, I'm happy when an actor/actress/movie/director/script I like wins and I try to enjoy the show. Sometimes the nominees/winners help me "discover" new movies and actors I've never even heard of and that's always a wonderful thing. I like movies, I enjoy the Oscars, but I have no stake in the outcome so there's really no point in getting upset about anything.

By: droop

droop — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000

wow what a horrible piece of journalism