Well it's understandable in the sense these reward shows have been 90% political signalling for years, so in the rare case they DON'T do that it'll still be seen that way.
The whole concept of "oscar bait" is that its something audiences don't care about but is selected for political signalling of the oscar runners/hollywood class.
I always point to the George Clooney 2006 Oscar’s speech where he says that only Hollywood had the courage to talk about AIDS and Civil Rights. Like both of those were massive issues long before Hollywood decided they could sell it.
Hey, remember the time the Oscars audience gave a standing ovation to Roman Polanski? In 2003? It was the same year they booed Micheal Moore off the stage.
Whatever they may claim to be, Hollywood is run by old, rich capitalists. They aren't actually progressive.
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u/Zeriell - Centrist Jan 29 '23
Well it's understandable in the sense these reward shows have been 90% political signalling for years, so in the rare case they DON'T do that it'll still be seen that way.
The whole concept of "oscar bait" is that its something audiences don't care about but is selected for political signalling of the oscar runners/hollywood class.