The Oscars Have Always Been a Joke

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If you think the Oscars controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez this year was bad, just wait. A closer look at these awards reveals that it’s only the beginning—a long history of questionable decisions and outright snubs. 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - The Beginnings: 1927-1939 01:38 - Robbing the Classics of the 1940s 03:04 - Hollywood’s Golden Age 04:24 - The 1960s: Cinema Evolved, but the Oscars Didn’t 05:50 - The 70s: When the Academy Lost Touch with Cinema 07:08 - The 1980s: When the Academy Lost Its Way 08:41 - The 1990s: A Decade of Questionable Decisions 10:30 - The 2000s: The Oscars Hit a Crisis 11:51 - The 2010s: Looks Like Nothing Will Ever Change