Five Ways to Improve the Oscars for Cinephiles & General Audiences

The Oscars are boring. It’s pretty much a fact by now. Yes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tries to spice up their live telecast of the annual awards ceremony with comedians, celebrities and musical numbers, but turning a few hours of backslapping and self-congratulations to and from Hollywood into true entertainment is hard in this age of YouTube and DVR’s. So how do you turn something like the Academy Awards into a truly fun and entertaining event without pandering to a certain audience? I’ve got a list of five ideas that AMPAS might want to consider for the Oscars next year, and things might get better. 1. More Super Bowl Style Movie Trailers – It’s hard to believe, but the Super Bowl has turned new commercials into an event that people clamor for when the big game arrives. Movie studios jump through hoops and spend millions of dollars to get eyes on their big films in any given …