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Is the Oscars a Democratic Equalizer?
A crowd pleaser like Batman is of no less value just because it's less esoteric than more stylized and highbrow films. In an effort to be seen more as a democratic equalizer there has been a huge move by the Oscars towards art house movies in recent years. But we can't ignore that the move towards celebrating art house movies has coincided with or perhaps caused a huge drop in audience figures for the Oscars. How many listeners even remember last year's winner? It was Nomadland which was good but it was also a tiny tiny bit boring and long.