{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Deep Focus Review","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com","author_name":"Brian Eggert","author_url":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/author\/dfrbeggert\/","title":"Do the Oscars Even Matter?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gOeW2A0qvr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/do-the-oscars-even-matter\/\">Do the Oscars Even Matter?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/do-the-oscars-even-matter\/embed\/#?secret=gOeW2A0qvr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do the Oscars Even Matter?&#8221; &#8212; Deep Focus Review\" data-secret=\"gOeW2A0qvr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Every year, I grapple with the Academy Awards and their significance. On the one hand, awards season is my favorite time of year. Everyone seems interested in the movies, and that\u2019s infectious. People who don\u2019t spend their entire year seeing and talking about new releases seek out the nominees. They watch movies they might not have watched otherwise if only to be part of the conversation that people like me are having all year long. Debates about who deserves to win, who was nominated, and why, and what the nominees say about our culture, also permeate the media and water cooler talk. Movies are in the air, and I love that. Still, the importance of the Oscars remains something I vacillate about. How much stock should one put into their legacy and canonization of film history? Are the Oscars truly a reflection of the best in film for a given year, or are they more about Hollywood congratulating and promoting itself with a night of glamor? And why should we care about who wins when, given enough time, their choices prove obsolete? Pick a year, any year, and you can question whether the Academy got it right. You might note [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.deepfocusreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/oscars-2.jpg"}