movie award shows aren't always a load of rubbish. sometimes they actually give out the awards to movies that deserve them, even award shows that i hadn't heard of untill 3 minutes ago.

for example, my favourite movie, Ghost in the Shell [tron is a close second] won two awards at the 1997 World Animation Celebration Awards, including "Best Theatrical Feature Film" and "Best Director Of A Theatrical Feature Film" it probably got a few more, and if not it deserves more.

and the lord of the rings movies, i don't think we get a feed of the oscars over here, but i believe just one of these racked up about 12 oscars? correct me if i'm wrong.

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The bad thing about awards in general, is it takes only one bad choice to taint the awards for those who deserve it. I am sure everyone here can think of a workplace example of that happening.
People watch the awards shows because it's like watching any competition. They want those they love to win. When they do they're somehow validated.
What I would like to know is the criteria and the way the awards are chosen. If one of the main criteria is "Because we felt like it" then I guess I can't hold the Oscars in contempt for their choice, now can I?

One thing I do find interesting is so far no one has disagreed with me on my rant against Million Dollar Baby.

I watched Kung Fu Hustle last night. Even that was better than MDB.
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The thing about the Academy Awards, is that they always go for the artsy-fartsy movies. Guaranteed. If it's some obscure drama you've never heard of: winner!

They tend not to award films that resonate most with the viewing public. Since the judges are better and smarter than we are, and actually know what they're doing, you see.

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What does having syphillis and washing your hands continually, and burning your clothes and dancing madly around a fire, have anything to do with adding the dancing and insanity, but nowhere in the movie is there reason? just so the ratings would be better.... who cares.

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It seems to me that one of the purposes (which may not have begun this way) of the awards has at least become the entertainment industries best attempt at suggesting what we should think are movies we're supposed to like. Ticket sales and popular polls mean nothing to them, it's all the direction they'd like to lead the public by the nose to believe are superior films. It's actually quite bombastic, nearly implying we as the public are too stupid to know what we should like.

The awards are meaningless to it's very core. Contests over something that cannot be certainly measured and is rooted solely in personal preference is no more significant than elementary school class favorites chosen by the teacher instead of votes from the students. The nuttiness and insignificance of the product is surpassed only by the means of attaining it. And the goofiness of the holding of such a massive self-petting ceremony is surpassed only by the public's being captivated by it.

One of the most interesting things I learned about the actual ceremony is that there are paid personel who's job it is to sit in seats of actors who are away from their seats, to keep the tables perpetually filled in appearence. Am I the only one who thinks this is totally inane?

Another thing was what one of the contributors to Tron said on the documentary DVD, that the effects were considered "cheating" and unworthy of any kind of award category. And the acadamy views itself as ahead of the game in analyzing great films? They're out of step and their opinion is not only merely another opinion, but a lesser one than someone chosen at random off the street if you ask me.

The whole thing is a waste of time, but I suppose everyone who digs it has time, interest and attention to spare. Oh well, I suppose if the public wants it and the entertainment industry wants to give it, who am I to not like what I see?