Hey there, it's Noel.

My friend and yours, Sam Sanders, is the host of Vox's Into It.

And on a recent episode, Sam asked a question that I think about not infrequently this time

of year.

So it's Oscar season.

And we've been wondering why blockbusters don't win Academy Awards.

I saw Avatar SeaWorld along with a billion other people.

And while audience enthusiasm doesn't make a great movie, it doesn't make a movie not

great, right?

Anyway, here's Sam with an honest attempt to answer the question.

Today, we're going to look back and talk about the Oscar's complicated relationship with

the blockbuster.

To start, let's go to SNL.

It's time for the big Hollywood quiz.

Here's your host, Jack Delmar.

There was this SNL skit from a few weeks ago.

Boan Yang plays the host of this daytime TV quiz show.

And Boan's character gets to this question in the sketch that perfectly captures the problem

the Oscars have had to deal with for a while.

Great, these are all about awards sticking with the 2020s.

This film written and directed by Sarah Polly has been nominated for Best Picture this year.

No one?

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