Does anyone still care about the Oscars?
The steadily falling ratings of the annual awards telecast reply: No. It doesn’t help that the ceremony is full of flat jokes and corny musical numbers, everyone talks too much, and our bets never win. The red carpet coverage is boring because everyone is styled to within an inch of their lives so we can’t laugh at the tacky celebrities. And there’s zero suspense because there are too many awards handed out before the Oscars so we already know who’s going to win.
Cher in Bob Mackie outfits and Bjork in a swan farm should be required to attend every year. All the nominees should be required to pick their own clothes, that would be a spectacle. Maybe the Academy should hire Steve Harvey to host the show and give Best Picture to the wrong movie. That would really perk up viewer interest—everyone would start talking about the Oscars again, which hasn’t happened in many years.
That said, we still take note of who the nominees are so we can pick the ones to root for, and then agonize at the bizarre choices of the voters. The Artist? Really? Charming movie, love Uggie the dog, but would it still work if the characters spoke? Yes, we now follow the Oscars in order to see how wrong they are. This year the nominees are:
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