The Academy needs to sort out its priorities.
becomes the first motorsport film to be nominated for the Best Picture award at the Oscars," read the Tweet. It was punctuated by the clapping hands emoji.
However: It feels a bit hollow, considering that the Oscar nominations failed to provide many other historic firsts., while marginally historic in matters of genre, seems decidedly retrograde in other ways. It's no secret at all that the Academy views the declining ratings for both its program and awards shows in general as an existential threat. While the Oscars used to clear at least 40 million viewers in the '90s, in recent years the show has struggled to crack the 30 million threshold. Considering the Oscars represent the MPAA's single biggest source of income, that's not inconsequential to the organization's future.
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