Gold Flakes

Nearly everyone in the cinephile echo chamber acted like someone had pulled a on their firstborn when the academy of motion picture arts and Sciences or , which had the audacity to gross less than $50 million in the U.S. Just forget that mammoth popcorn films frequently win (, anyone?), or the real cause for concern: that ABC is owned by Disney, which produced , almost predestined to win outstanding achievement in popular Film. people seemed most upset that such an award might devalue the Oscars, a humorous notion considering that the awards horse races, which grow more tired and lumbering with every passing year, have been devaluing cinema for nearly a century. one of the only true values the Oscar show has is in handing out the less glitzy technical awards, allowing below-the-line craftspeople to finally get their public due in front of a global audience, helping to shine a light on the art and—wait … what? [] Never mind.