Board 8 > The Oscars to not televise some awards, add "Best Popular Film" award

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Nelson_Mandela
08/08/18 11:59:04 AM
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/academy-plans-three-hour-oscars-telecast-adds-popular-film-category-1133138

This is so cringey, out of touch, stupid, and insulting on so many levels.

Also how will this affect the Board 8 Pick Em??

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Menji
08/08/18 12:13:23 PM
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What

Nelson_Mandela posted...
Also how will this affect the Board 8 Pick Em??


Well the winners will still be announced. So either best popular film can be the tiebreaker if they keep the show to 3 hours each year or if it's included, it will be hard to compare to prior years without some adjustment.
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WazzupGenius00
08/08/18 12:15:17 PM
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Don't they already not televise some awards
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KingButz
08/08/18 12:25:56 PM
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This is pandering to advertisers.

Sad to see them have to change because of $$
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scarletspeed7
08/08/18 12:34:47 PM
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I've rarely seen something so universally detested online like this.
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OliviaTremor
08/08/18 12:34:50 PM
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What the fuck. Best 'popular' film?

Well, on the flip side I like to think that Mission Impossible: Fallout was directly responsible for the creation of an entirely new category because it was just that fucking good.
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TexasZea
08/08/18 12:35:56 PM
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this is hilarious
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Jakyl25
08/08/18 12:41:20 PM
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LOLOLOL

We only like UNPOPULAR cinema
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Nelson_Mandela
08/08/18 12:47:40 PM
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OliviaTremor posted...
What the fuck. Best 'popular' film?

Well, on the flip side I like to think that Mission Impossible: Fallout was directly responsible for the creation of an entirely new category because it was just that fucking good.

It's designed for Black Panther
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Jakyl25
08/08/18 12:49:43 PM
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Nelson_Mandela posted...
OliviaTremor posted...
What the fuck. Best 'popular' film?

Well, on the flip side I like to think that Mission Impossible: Fallout was directly responsible for the creation of an entirely new category because it was just that fucking good.

It's designed for Black Panther


We want to give Black Panther an Oscar but, like, not the REAL one, you know.
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scarletspeed7
08/08/18 12:50:25 PM
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Separate but equal categories?
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Jakyl25
08/08/18 12:51:03 PM
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scarletspeed7 posted...
Separate but equal categories?


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trdl23
08/08/18 12:59:37 PM
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scarletspeed7 posted...
Separate but equal categories?

We have a winner
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LeonhartFour
08/08/18 1:05:39 PM
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Leafeon13N
08/08/18 1:15:26 PM
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Oscars have been a joke for years anyway.
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Johnbobb
08/08/18 1:16:34 PM
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So what about movies like Inception, Fury Road, Avatar, etc.

Does this mean popular movies are going to be even less eligible for Best Picture?
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Tokoyami
08/08/18 1:17:53 PM
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I feel like this is gonna be a one and done type of thing
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Leafeon13N
08/08/18 1:19:28 PM
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Johnbobb posted...
So what about movies like Inception, Fury Road, Avatar, etc.

Does this mean popular movies are going to be even less eligible for Best Picture?


Yes.

Hell they expanded Best Picture to open it up to more popular films and all it ended up doing was bringing in more Hollywood pandering.
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Xeybozn
08/08/18 1:33:39 PM
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...I don't really hate the "Popular Film" category idea, at least as long as it doesn't lead to Best Picture completely snubbing all wide-release films. It's stupid that they need a special category just so films that non-movie snobs actually watch can be recognized, but it's better than nothing and most years the winner will be a Best Picture nominee (that had no chance of winning) anyway.
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PrinceKaro
08/08/18 1:33:57 PM
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just when you think the oscars couldnt get any worse
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LordoftheMorons
08/08/18 2:38:39 PM
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Dumb
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Mac Arrowny
08/08/18 2:47:59 PM
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The Oscars actually originally had a "best popular film" and "best artistic film" award, actually. This is just going back to that.
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08/08/18 2:50:31 PM
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Best Popular Film sounds like a joke.
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Hardcore_Adult
08/08/18 2:57:34 PM
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Nah, That just sounds way too suss. Even for them!
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LapisLazuli
08/08/18 3:39:26 PM
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Don't know why people are upset about this. Nobody with any sense at all thinks the Oscars are worthwhile anymore regardless.
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Hardcore_Adult
08/08/18 4:23:38 PM
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^ They're meant to be the "benchmark of awards" (Hold in that laugh, soldier!)
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HarrietTubgirl
08/08/18 4:52:08 PM
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So to me this completely and utterly ruins any respect for the Academy Awards. Even just by having that separate category, you're implying:

1. Great movies can't be popular/fun
2. Fun/popular movies can't be great

It completely spits in the face of directors like Spielberg, Peter Jackson, et al who have defined their careers by elevating mainstream movies as an art form. This is truly despicable.
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Hardcore_Adult
08/08/18 4:53:29 PM
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In fairness, Jackson's not my fave director.
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Seginustemple
08/08/18 5:23:13 PM
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Well on one hand 'popular film' is an accurate category but on the other hand the Oscars are stupid

Does it also bother people that the Grammys have a category for best pop album? They're saying y'all basic for listening to Ed Sheeran
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jcgamer107
08/08/18 5:47:16 PM
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This might be the worst idea of all time
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Johnbobb
08/08/18 5:52:35 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
The Oscars actually originally had a "best popular film" and "best artistic film" award, actually. This is just going back to that.

yeah and they got rid of it after the first Oscars because it was still a dumb idea 90 years ago

funny enough, originally the "Best Artistic Film" was considered the secondary award
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SmartMuffin
08/08/18 5:55:48 PM
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funny enough, originally the "Best Artistic Film" was considered the secondary award


as it should (and will) be again
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scarletspeed7
08/08/18 5:56:59 PM
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Hardcore_Adult posted...
In fairness, Jackson's not my fave director.

God, this is a terribly useless post in response to what SephG said.
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HarrietTubgirl
08/08/18 6:52:14 PM
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Seginustemple posted...
Well on one hand 'popular film' is an accurate category but on the other hand the Oscars are stupid

Does it also bother people that the Grammys have a category for best pop album? They're saying y'all basic for listening to Ed Sheeran

The Grammys have never been respectable though
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XIII_rocks
08/08/18 6:55:52 PM
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I'm not going to trash this until I see it in action and how it's handled
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RyoCaliente
08/08/18 7:27:06 PM
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Best Popular Movie aka Best of the 3 Marvel films released this year.
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LOLIAmAnAlt
08/08/18 7:31:18 PM
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I think this just will mean that the top 5ish grossing movies of the year will be up for an award.
I bet if a movie is good it could be for best picture as well.

But yeah, it seems they just want to give Black Panther awards.
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SmartMuffin
08/08/18 7:36:54 PM
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RyoCaliente posted...
Best Popular Movie aka Best of the 3 Marvel films released this year.


and Star Wars probly
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Sorozone
08/08/18 7:39:13 PM
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Just call it the Disney award.
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Xeybozn
08/08/18 8:14:47 PM
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RyoCaliente posted...
Best Popular Movie aka Best of the 3 Marvel films released this year.

I was bored and tried to figure out what the likely nominees in a popular movie category would have been last year and ended up with no MCU films on my list of contenders. I'm not saying they'd never make it, but they're pretty far from being heavy favorites.
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foolm0r0n
08/08/18 8:24:04 PM
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They should just give the top 20 metacritic movie scores an award and be done with it
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