TheWrap editor-at-large Joseph Kapsch and film reporter Scott Mendelson discuss the changing cultural impact of the Academy Awards.
As the 95th Academy Awards approaches on Sunday, editor-at-large Joseph Kapsch and film reporter Scott Mendelson met via Zoom to discuss the cultural relevance of the Academy Awards as an institution and as a favorable television broadcast. to audience ratings.
In this spirited (but hearty… just an accidental four-letter word) on why the impact of the Oscars may have diminished, Kapsch and Mendelson slightly disagree on the extent and reasons for cultural shifts. But both sides agree that the worst thing the Academy could do is recklessly go after the permanently disinterested demographic at the expense of those who still care about the Academy Awards and the movies they purport to celebrate.
