Oscars have been Hollywood giving each other reach-arounds for $$$ for quite a few decades now(people paying and politicking to get a nomination/win, about as equitable as 'voting' in most western 'democracies')
Sorta the same as with 'user reviews' on IMDb.
Have found that the most accurate metric of any movie or TV show is the comment section on various pirate streaming sites, much more reliable that the stuff that is 'suppoesd to' be reliable and trustworthy....
Oscars have been Hollywood giving each other reach-arounds for $$$ for quite a few decades now(people paying and politicking to get a nomination/win, about as equitable as 'voting' in most western 'democracies')