On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:11:45 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 1:27:05 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Is it because it was running against an epic or perhaps more to do with
>> the problem of the Oscars being more about Hollywood hype and
>> connections?
>>
>"Ben Hur" is an epic and pretty much just swept the Oscars. Who doesn't
>like a good chariot race and where the bad guy gets his comeuppancce?
>>
>> I have never seen the Oscars as a credible awards show.
>> It's more about publicity, networking and popularity contests. The
>> people voting on the awards don't even have to watch the nominated films.
>>
>True, true. I don't watch them either; just check the results the next day
>to see what looks interesting if and when it's aired on TV. Some of the
>foreign film winners are really, really good movies.

Your ability to watch and appreciate foreign movies suggests an
open-mindedness and intelligence that are contradicted by your general
attitude.