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And the winner is ... all of us? How the Oscars have changed for the better
The diversified Academy and a mutating industry have changed what many had come to expect from the stuffy, rule-following Oscars
TL;DR
- The traditional Oscar pathway through major fall film festivals (Venice, Telluride, Toronto) has diminished.
- Recent dominant Oscar films like 'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' were wide studio releases without festival premieres.
- The Academy's voting body has diversified, leading to a broader acceptance of film types.
- This year saw an embrace of genres like horror, unusual characters, and international films, moving away from traditional biopics.
- There was a shift towards larger-scale, commercially successful films rather than micro-budget successes.
- The Oscars ceremony's viewership has increased, partly due to the popularity of nominated films.
- Industry consolidation and the move of the Oscars broadcast to YouTube signal future changes.