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#527: Aug 26th 2018 at 8:57:10 PM
It makes sense that Disney would; after the Fox deal they own so much of the industry they’re practically guaranteed to dominate the category. It’s basically free awards and publicity for them.
This also raises my respect for Marvel that they’re ignoring the free award and want their films to be judged for their actual merit.
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#529: Sep 6th 2018 at 12:43:10 PM
Announcement by the Academy: the Best Popular Film category will not debut at the 2019 Oscars.
Edited by Tuckerscreator on Sep 8th 2018 at 1:31:47 AM
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#531: Sep 8th 2018 at 12:16:52 PM
Damn. I kinda wanted to see a brouhaha when "Black Panther" won that category.
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Availability of the movie has always been a hurdle. It is still like running a business, you may offer a great product/service that the public would adore but if you don't advertise, choose the wrong location to set up shop, refuse to spend any more than you absolutely have to and/or antagonize your neighbors, you are going to fail. The broader the standards as to what qualifies, all that will do is divide the vote and make it so that fewer movies reach the minimum requirement for nomination. An organization as vast as the Academy shouldn't be expected to acknowledge home movies made in someone's backyard. And given the amount of money required to make even the smallest film Oscar worthy, I do not feel bad expecting them to spend a couple hundred thousand dollars on a minimum theatrical run (kind of reminds me of the South Park PSA about stealing songs from millionaire rock stars, preventing them from buying another island).
As for Marvel rejecting the Popular Movie category, that's almost hilarious because Disney was the one pushing for it and, more than likely, was trying to get Marvel movies more nominations.