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[Kthulhu]

The Moonlight crew are "wealthy elites"?

Was it an indie film?

Most nominees for the Oscars flood Hollywood with ads in an attempt to influence the academy because a nomination alone can lead to a massive increase in profits.

 

[Sanjuro]

Bring back Letterman.

 

[Sr. Wiggles]

The Oscar are boring as fuck

This

 

[Kthulhu]

the new and improved 2017 oscars approved by the gaf everyman

Best Picture

Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
Logan
Thor Ragnarok
The Fate of the Furious

Best Animated Film

Disney movie
Pixar movie
The Emoji Movie
Despicable Me 3
Power Rangers

Best Actor

The kid playing Spiderman
Idris Elba
Chris Pratt
Mel Gibson
Hugh Jackman

Best Actress

Scarlett Johannsen
Emma Watson
Angela White
Daisy Ridley
Saoirse Ronan

Best Foreign Language

Star Wars the Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wonder Woman
Jumanji
Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3

Hosted and live streamed by Giant Bomb or whatever. Musical guest Imagine Dragons.

You forgot John Wick 2 and Get Out.

Other than that, good post.

 

[Petrae]

I don't watch the Oscars because:

A) Too long. Almost 4 hours, sitting through ads along the way? Nope.
B) I rarely watch any of the nominated films, so I don't give a rat's ass about who wins.

I followed on Twitter for awhile, but even lost interest that way.

 

[Ashhong]

Bet the younger audiences would have shown up if Mad Max won last year

You seriously overestimate Mad Max.

 

[friskykillface]

Leo winning was really the reason people tuned in
The Oscars are pretty boring in general too

 

[derder]

You forgot John Wick 2 and Get Out.

Other than that, good post.

Did you just equate Get Out with John Wick 2?

 

[Verano]

no point of oscars anymore after leonardo dicaprio won his.

 

[partime]

I wanted to watch it, but ABC isn't available in my area!
When are networks going to stream online with ads?

Cord cutting can be a bitch sometimes.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Was it an indie film?

Most nominees for the Oscars flood Hollywood with ads in an attempt to influence the academy because a nomination alone can lead to a massive increase in profits.

It's a movie that got a small release but a massive following, mainly from the the black community, to the point where the Oscars couldn't ignore it.

 

[Auto_aim1]

It's just 1.5 million viewers less compared to last year so don't see the big deal.

 

[meow]

The last time I watched the Oscars was for Return of the King. Can't believe that was sooo long ago.

 

[PhantomZone]

Bring back Hugh Jackman as host

 

[old manatee]

They should should make it an hour longer and stuff in more of those hilarious Oscar bits we all tune in for.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Was it an indie film?

Most nominees for the Oscars flood Hollywood with ads in an attempt to influence the academy because a nomination alone can lead to a massive increase in profits.

It was a 1.5 million budgeted film that essentially came out of nowhere.

 

[Kusagari]

Should have nominated Jared Leto for best supporting actor.

 

[Kthulhu]

Did you just equate Get Out with John Wick 2?

They're both great films of different genres based on the reviews I saw. And GAF seems to like both.

 

[old]

Doesn't help they nominate movies no one has seen. Half of them didn't even play in my city.

 

[jph139]

Did you just equate Get Out with John Wick 2?

The funny thing about this post is that I legitimately can't tell which movie you're offended on the behalf of.

I'm like 70/30 in favor of it being Get Out though.

 

[Back-In-Black]

The shilling of trailers is one of the many reasons The Game Awards are not great. On a night where they're supposed to be honoring the best of the year they still make sure to try to sell you on the NEXT BIG THING.

Nah dude, nobody would watch if it weren't for those. The DICE Awards are the equivalent to the Oscars for the gaming industry. TGA is the MTV Movie Awards but still relevant.

EDIT:

the new and improved 2017 oscars approved by the gaf everyman

Best Picture

Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
Logan
Thor Ragnarok
The Fate of the Furious

Best Animated Film

Disney movie
Pixar movie
The Emoji Movie
Despicable Me 3
Power Rangers

Best Actor

The kid playing Spiderman
Idris Elba
Chris Pratt
Mel Gibson
Hugh Jackman

Best Actress

Scarlett Johannsen
Emma Watson
Angela White
Daisy Ridley
Saoirse Ronan

Best Foreign Language

Star Wars the Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wonder Woman
Jumanji
Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3

Hosted and live streamed by Giant Bomb or whatever. Musical guest Imagine Dragons.

You fuck, I don't need to be laughing this hard. The Foreign Language part killed me.

 

[Back-In-Black]

Whoops, double post,

 

[Elwood Blues]

Bring back Letterman.

Not that he cared much for what people thought of him when he was in his prime, but a Letterman that has absolutely no shits left to give, and has no obligation to kiss Hollywood's ass in the slightest would be amazing.

I liked the first time he hosted too.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

the new and improved 2017 oscars approved by the gaf everyman

Best Picture

Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
Logan
Thor Ragnarok
The Fate of the Furious

Best Animated Film

Disney movie
Pixar movie
The Emoji Movie
Despicable Me 3
Power Rangers

Best Actor

The kid playing Spiderman
Idris Elba
Chris Pratt
Mel Gibson
Hugh Jackman

Best Actress

Scarlett Johannsen
Emma Watson
Angela White
Daisy Ridley
Saoirse Ronan

Best Foreign Language

Star Wars the Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wonder Woman
Jumanji
Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3

Hosted and live streamed by Giant Bomb or whatever. Musical guest Imagine Dragons.

Enigmatic Alex approves.

 

[Fitts]

It works for a 20 minute comedy show but loses its charm in a four hour telecast.

 

[GK86]

1) It is long as fuck.
2) I stopped giving a shit after last year's fiasco.

 

[biggersmaller]

They shouldn't change a thing and be happy with the viewers they have. They should thank God viewership hasn't halved in 9 years considering how far streaming has come to distract America from a fucking 3.5 hour ceremony that ends in the dead of night for half the viewers.

 

[JC Lately]

Stream that shit – and I mean really stream it, not lock it behind a cable subscription - or be prepared to loose even more viewers. There is no third choice.

 

[Escape Goat]

The Oscar are boring as fuck

Award shows are boring as fuck.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

A bunch of millionaires slapping each other on the back telling themselves how awesome they all are.

No thanks.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

2) I stopped giving a shit after last year's fiasco.

What was the fiasco?

 

[L4DANathan]

Let's see...
It's boring.
It's only on cable.
The awards mean nothing, since they're bought, not won.
What possible reason could people have for watching?

 

[Generalpsyduck]

I don't give a shit about la la land so i did not even bother watching.

 

[Lionel Richie]

the new and improved 2017 oscars approved by the gaf everyman

Best Picture

Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
Logan
Thor Ragnarok
The Fate of the Furious

Best Animated Film

Disney movie
Pixar movie
The Emoji Movie
Despicable Me 3
Power Rangers

Best Actor

The kid playing Spiderman
Idris Elba
Chris Pratt
Mel Gibson
Hugh Jackman

Best Actress

Scarlett Johannsen
Emma Watson
Angela White
Daisy Ridley
Saoirse Ronan

Best Foreign Language

Star Wars the Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wonder Woman
Jumanji
Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3

Hosted and live streamed by Giant Bomb or whatever. Musical guest Imagine Dragons.

That's one of the best posts I've ever seen lol thank you.

 

[GK86]

What was the fiasco?

All White Oscars. Well, actually for two years straight it happened.

 

[Dice]

Us millennials too busy busting our asses at work and school at the same time and in spare time working ground level to fix all the shit constantly getting fucked up from above to care about some rich fuckers awarding themselves for their outstanding work in crafting storytime distractions we can't afford (money or time) to go out and watch.

Edit: Oh, also we don't even watch network TV.

 

[MIMIC]

the new and improved 2017 oscars approved by the gaf everyman

Best Picture

Star Wars VIII The Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
Logan
Thor Ragnarok
The Fate of the Furious

Best Animated Film

Disney movie
Pixar movie
The Emoji Movie
Despicable Me 3
Power Rangers

Best Actor

The kid playing Spiderman
Idris Elba
Chris Pratt
Mel Gibson
Hugh Jackman

Best Actress

Scarlett Johannsen
Emma Watson
Angela White
Daisy Ridley
Saoirse Ronan

Best Foreign Language

Star Wars the Last Jedi
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wonder Woman
Jumanji
Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3

Hosted and live streamed by Giant Bomb or whatever. Musical guest Imagine Dragons.

This is hilarious...especially the "Foreign Language" category xD

 

[Sanjuro]

Not that he cared much for what people thought of him when he was in his prime, but a Letterman that has absolutely no shits left to give, and has no obligation to kiss Hollywood's ass in the slightest would be amazing.

I liked the first time he hosted too.

I think Kimmel may be the closest we get to someone who doesn't care.

Maybe Norm...

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

So turn it into "The Game Awards?"

I'd rather the Oscars not turn into The Game Awards.

Honestly, part of the "problem" is that I feel younger audiences are caring less about the movies and actors being nominated.

And Geoff Keighley should host.

Why is everyone shitting on this? It would be great to see brand new movie trailers in-between an awards show for films.

 

[Lionel Richie]

I think Kimmel may be the closest we get to someone who doesn't care.

There's always Ricky Gervais.

 

[Chumley]

Their loss, this was the best Oscars show in a long time and Kimmel was the best host since Billy Crystal.

 

[shintoki]

Hitomi Tanaka Tittyfucking Teacher 3 did lead to some very nice google results. Thank you Best Foreign Language Category.

 

[Sanjuro]

There's always Ricky Gervais.

I think he might care more than anyone.

 

[shintoki]

I think Kimmel may be the closest we get to someone who doesn't care.

Maybe Norm...

Norm host would be insane.

 

[Sanjuro]

Norm host would be insane.

Would never fly, but if in an alternate universe where he didn't host the ESPYS and did the Oscars in the 90s? Would be a treat.

 

[Strimei]

Runs too late for me to even bother to watch, anyway.

I gotta get up early on Monday mornings, I'm not watching past midnight. I'm usually in bed by that point.

 

[Almighty]

Doesn't surprise me. Most people I know don't care. Out of those who do most just get the results from social media or what not and watch the interesting clips on Youtube. Only one person i know will actually sit down and watch the whole thing.

 

[Elwood Blues]

Maybe Norm...

Only if Adam Eget gets to co-host.

 

[ahoyle77]

The goal of Oscars is not viewership, it's to honor the best movies.

What you describe seems horrible.

And when were they dominated my movies with mass appeal? Not in my lifetime.

This thread is about viewership, that's why I mentioned more popular movies getting more attention.

So this is taking a while and I'll try to update later, but here is domestic box office ranking for best picture noms 1980-1990 compared to this year. Also having more nominees should help 2017, but even so it's an outlier.

2017- 18, 20, 29, 46, 57

80- 1- 4- 19- 35- 41
81- 7- 11- 25- 27- 33
82- 1, 2, 7, 13, 55
83- 1, 2, 11, 12, 56
84- 2, 13, 33, 78, 100
85- 12, 24, 25, 34, 47
86- 4, 5, 8, 32, 53
87- 3, 30, 32, 44, 52
88- 2, 5, 18, 25, 88
89- 1, 11, 32, 33, 100+
90- 8, 10, 17, 19, 68

 

[Skux]

Yeah, if I wanted to watch a bunch of people masturbate, I'd just watch porn.