The Oscars Are Awful. Here's Why I Watch Them 

The real question is, why is it called the Oscars? I guess Shark Tale really was the most influential movie of our time.

disrespecting editors and voice actors who don’t actually appear in public often in favour for obnoxious and unfunny live actors is just so painfully numbing

A 9 year old boy lost his mother unexpectedly and Amy Schumer was going to joke about it. You see why people don’t like her?

I'm still pissed that the year Spiderverse won, the Academy interrupted the speech right as they were thanking Lee and Ditko for creating the character in the first place. On its own, that would be awful already, but Spiderverse was released the same year that both Lee and Ditko died. So the movie is a love letter to both its creators, and the speech was acknowledging them both, and the Academy decided to disrespect their memories. Absolutely disgusting.

I love how a “prestigious” film academy basically had a whole segment just completely shitting on animation and calling it a kids genre.

"Animation is for kids" 3 of the most popular animated shows of the last year weren't even meant for kids. (Arcane,Invincible and smiling friends)

At this point, Amy Schumer's agent probably needs an Oscar for managing to land her these gigs...

Can we please talk about their lack of respect for Voice Actors as well. At least the animated movie award gets at least something, but voice actors aren't even given a best vocal performance award. Which absolutely disgusts me and it shows just how little they care about vocal performance. Hell, video game awards respect voice actors performances and actually care about them, even more than the Oscars and some of the anime community (yes I said it, dub actors are so underrated and need respect just as much as Japanese VAs).

As George C. Scott said, the Oscars are "a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons"

Honestly the biggest insult of the Oscars isn’t only the We don’t talk about Bruno Butchered version, but it was the fact that they degraded animation as being Kids stuff that honestly pissed me off

I love how they tried pushing the medium of animation is “only for kids.” When Encanto (which was up for an Oscar), doesn’t even try to hide the fact that it’s generational trauma and how it effected adults. Just wow

“Animation is for kids” The Academy is SO out of touch they should run RU-vid.

The disrespect they had in the animation category calling it a kids category! Animation is a medium not a genre. And one of the nominee was a very serious film

The Oscars talking shit about animation, saying how kids love it and adults suffer through it, has got to be the BIGGEST middle finger to the animation industry and community. Animation is a medium filled with powerful storytelling and artistically amazing visuals made through hard work. Many of our most beloved movies of all time are animated from How To Train Your Dragon to Into The Spider-Verse. Yes, kids can find these films enjoyable but so can adults too. Animation is for everyone and anyone and no one should miss out on it. #AnimationIsForEveryone

If you want to know more reasons why the Oscars have a huge bias hatred to animation, Beauty and the Beast from 1992 is one of the main reasons. Turns out from a tweet from Variety, it turns out the Academy were concerned that a animated movie got nominated for Best Picture and that there's a potential it could win Best Picture so they wanted to make the "Best animated feature" category to prevent it from happening, and Chicken Run convinced them to do so (Heck back than, some critics claimed it was "Best Picture" nomination material). In other words... *THE ACADEMY IS AFRAID OF ANIMATION WINNING BEST PICTURE... or just animation in general, so they just shit on it the whole time*

"It seems like we're aiming at a child audience, but everyone can laugh at the basic human traits that are funny. It's playful, the humor is playful, the world is playful. You can kind of let go." -Stephen Hillenburg

Amy Schumer trying to make the whole will smith and Chris rock thing about her is so pathetic

The fact that this video was made without showing the Will Smith incident in ANY capacity is legitimately impressive

If I hear "animation is for kids" one more time, I will resort to extreme violence

You know your ceremony is bad when the most enjoyable part of it was watching a dude get physically assaulted on live television

Honestly, I can't think of anyone better than Amy Schumer to host the Oscars. The unfunny comedian desperately trying to stay relevant is a perfect fit for the unfunny ceremony desperately trying to stay relevant.

Whoever turned down Schumer’s Alec Baldwin “joke” is a national hero.

One thing I despise about the Oscars is that they use awards (like Editing and Score) as an opportunity to make jokes and grow comedians’ egos, rather than an opportunity to appreciate the work of these vital creators, as they do for the acting categories. Utterly disgusting.

The Academy somehow manages to outdo their own stupid, elitist, tone-deaf, and genuinely insulting behavior every year. It's honestly astounding (yet not entirely surprising).

Amy Schumer was “traumatized” by someone getting slapped but wanted to make a joke about a situation where someone literally lost their life. I guess it’s okay because she didn’t have to witness that one lmfao

The Oscars are the literal embodiment of: Our expectations were low, but HOLY SHIT.

Ive always avoided the oscars BECAUSE of them snubbing animation. It tells me their views on film in general and its not for the artistry that ANY movie should be recognized for. Whether it was hand drawn, 3d drawn, filmed on print or filmed digitally. How did it make you feel? Does it leave you with anything? Does it inspire you? Does you remind you of good memories? Bad? Thats the beauty of any film making and refusing to acknowledge that just based on how its made does not lend any credit to their opinions. I do love seeing second hand the sharing of all those acceptance speeches that matter, and those should be the focus anyways to be honest. I do wonder if theyre trying to appeal to a hip audience while not really knowing whats appealing instead of focusing on what is important. Yknow. Films.

The Oscars: So animation is for kids, amirite? Us: How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?! The Oscars: We love the young people!

Amy Schumer claiming she was 'traumatized' by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock only to admit she was going to make a tasteless joke about Alex Baldwin accidentally shooting Halyna Hutchins, after she was told its not a good idea to make that joke in the oscars, is the perfect plot twist to this year of oscars

Dude didn't even mention Chris Rock getting slapped and still put together a great video about this disaster of a show. Huge respect for you, Schaffrillas!

I would love to see people who constantly call animation a kids genre watch Invicible and Arcane.

it makes me so angry that disney basically has a monopoly over everything, genuinely kinda scary especially given how poorly they treat animation (what disney is best known for)

The degrading animation to a kid genre was the most offensive thing the Academy as done to the industry. I love Encanto and I personally thought it should’ve won anyways because it, like some “kids” movies was still a genuine masterpiece. But there are some fucking brilliantly mature adult pieces of animation that the Academy almost always refuses to nominate and NEVER rewards. Fucking shameful

the sexual harassment is actually so abysmal

I still think The Mitchells vs The Machines deserved the Oscar for Best Animated Feature over Encanto. Now I don't think Encanto is bad, it's a good movie, but TMVTM has a lot more passion put in it, both style and story wise. It came from a group of people who love animation and tried to push the medium, and creating a unique, fun experience with a very heartfelt story that is based on real life experiences. I feel like the Oscars don't understand that it's not about popularity, or that it caters to a one, specific audience. Animation specifically, is a medium that made for everyone period. It should be respected as an art form, just like film.

The only good thing about this year’s Oscars is the fact that Samuel L. Jackson won his FIRST OSCAR EVER since being in the film industry (which is a crime in itself that he didn’t win more). A shame it’s being overshadowed by that damn slap

Considering the Oscars give the award to the wrong film, wrong actor and actress and director most of the times, it's no surprise most people don't like the Oscars

Calling Amy shumer a comedian is an insult to comedians

I love that you didn’t add in the infamous slap that literally the entire human race is talking about, and acknowledging other events that happened at the Oscar’s.

As someone who is aspiring to become a film editor and is currently going for my own Bachelors Degree in Film Production, I’m honestly appalled that they sacked Best Editing out of the main show. I will always say that Editing is one of the most crucial aspects of filmmaking, along with being one of the most underrated names in the credits despite it almost always being in the first few names shown. I didn’t watch the Oscars live and only heard about Smith and Rock duking it out, so thank you for actually bringing this to my attention Schaff.

the most unbelievable part of this year's oscars to me was regina hall's "covid emergency" bit where the whole haha funny was that she was going to use her position to go backstage and sexually assault timothee chalamet. the actors she called up were all trying to be good sports but it was obvious none of them were keyed in beforehand, it was truly unbearable to watch. while most of it was just distasteful "comedy", her feeling up josh brolin without his permission is what we in the industry call "an unacceptable offence" and "a crime"

can't we just make our own oscars? like people/the audience vote for singing shows, so why can't we just do that? i just don't get it.

How could they possibly cut off Samuel L Jackson’s first Oscar!!! It was so brilliant but nobody saw it

It’s nice to know that schaffrillas went over EVERYTHING that happened at the Oscars and left out no details whatsoever I enjoyed this video a lot

as someone who prides himself on editing linked with a huge passion with how they can use it to mould a film, it really is disgusting how they ride off like it's basically nothing especially at the "top- of the industry"

The Oscars are nothing but a slap in the face to truly deserving film makers and art...and the irony that they banned an actor who played an Oscar from The Oscars. I'm glad the Best Animated Feature presentation got the uproar response that it did. Animation isn't just for kids. Walt Disney created Disneyland for the young and the young at heart...well, the same can be said about animation. I mean, look at Disney's Black Cauldron and Hunchback of Notre Dame, just take a good look at those two movies and tell me that movie is "just for kids". Same for DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt...is that a kids movie? Yeah, that's what I thought..it's for everyone! It's something both kids and adults can understand what's happening and the moral. They're the same people who wouldn't want to watch a Nicktoon like Avatar the Last Airbender because to them at first glance, it's a "kids show" despite it bringing up not so kid-friendly topics. Never judge a book by its cover. There is nothing wrong with an adult watching an animated show or movie and getting deep into thought as to what it portrays

I’ve always had a bad feeling about the Oscars ever since BOSS BABY won an award over literally *_A SILENT VOICE_* ☠️☠️ Edit: the arguing in the replies oml ☠️☠️ Also nvm it was coco that won boss baby was nominated 😄

Amy Schumer: You can slap someone at the Oscars but I wasn’t allowed to make fun of a tragedy Everyone: Okay but that’s worse, you do get how that’s worse, right?

My main issue is that the best animated picture award became the Disney best animated feature award. It took a movie like Spiderverse to win against them. A lot of anime movies snubed.

"Animation is a genre" Ah yes, because Junji Ito animation's that features gore, blood, gruesome visuals, and dark, complex meanings, are definitely in the same genre as Spongebob.

Without editing, you don't have a movie At best, you have a clip show At worst, you have a folder of footage files Shoutout to Goop for his great work on this and many other videos

I love animated movies and how kid friendly they are! I show my kids wholesome family content like Akira, Grave of the Fireflies, Fantastic Planet, and Ghost in the Shell! It teaches them amazing and age-appropriate life lessons such as why humans can't be trusted with the power of God, the unimaginable suffering of war and how it impacts even the most innocent members of society, why violence is acceptable if used for liberation, and understanding if consciousness is what makes us human. I recommend all parents show their young kids these adorable little movies.

The fact that Alfred Hitchcock got NO Oscars, and Stanley Kubrick only won ONE Oscar for their many masterpieces says it all. (For those who don't know, they're two of the greatest filmmakers of ALL TIME.)

the disrespect to kirsten dunst was infuriating, good lord.

I desperately need whoever is in charge of the voting or the organizing of this dumpster fire to either leave the film industry or take a year long Film Studies class. When I took the class myself, I learned so much about film that is sadly not even acknowledged today. For one, editing is incredibly vital to how you feel about a movie. There is a long list of rules that need to be followed and factors that are put into the editing process and they’re all more important than most think. Editors are the sole reason why we’re able to sit through movies, both great and terrible ones. They deserve more credit than most actors, actresses, writers, directors, or producers out there. Also, animation... A-are you serious? Do you know how much animation has contributed to the very beginnings of film? Do you know how many adult themes there are in animation, even in the version’s targeted at children? Do you know what some people had to go through so that animation could be a medium for adult content? Have you seen some of the mature and graphic things that have been made with CGI, Claymation, and traditional 2D/3D animation? Have you been on Adult Swim?? Have you been on Newgrounds?? Have you seen the kinda ways Disney villains have died??? Have you seen the legitimately televised show Happy Tree Friends??? C’mon, at least tell me you’ve watched something like Coraline before! Like, unless you’ve actually done your research and you’ve got somethin’ smart to say, literally quit the Oscar’s staff right now. Better yet, shut the whole thing down, nobody likes it one bit!

as someone in tech theater, lack of recognition for bts people isn’t just a hollywood problem. i’m pretty sure it’s at every level, which is kind of disheartening

I can't believe that I heard about the slap but not that equally appalling Regina Hall skit. NOT OKAY!!! Sexual harassment doesn't stop being a thing just because it's done by a woman to a man!!! Yeesh!!!! I'm so sad more people aren't speaking up for them! Thanks for calling her out!!!!

The fact that Lightyear doesn't even look good in comparison because it's basically an ad for a franchise that should have died after the third one and lived on as short films makes them cutting off the speech even worse. Also, this is why I support BAA and the Annies now.

I´m glad Amy Schumer is finally getting called out for her jokes, regardless of what you think of any of these movies, it´s one thing to post it on twitter, but to say it in front of the hardworking cast and crew is another level of deserving a slap

The Oscars just being one huge advertisement for Disney is on par with the Kids' Choice Awards being one huge advertisement for Nickelodeon.

The fact that Amy schumer steals all her jokes from other comedians and STILL manages to be unfunny will always be baffling

I think all editors in Hollywood should probably go on strike just to prove how important they really are. This is more disrespectful than Animation being a separate category.

I agree with you about the "We Don't Talk About Bruno" performance. It had me feeling so... disappointed afterwards. I suppose it shouldn't matter to me because I'm an adult and adults apparently can't like "kid stuff' anymore (although 18 still feels like a kid ;^;), but I still really love Encanto and WDTAB, and unlike others, I didn't know beforehand that it was going to be performed during the show, so when I saw that it was about to be performed, I became _so_ excited. I did like the first part of the performance, the one with the voice actors from the film. They were so good!! Then, the rapping started... and it got weird. Then, in the final part, when they just started singing about the Oscars, I felt really annoyed. I didn't need a song, _especially_ a WDTAB parody, to tell me how ✨ wonderful ✨ your ceremony is. If you _really_ want me to think your show is great, how about just doing the actual song in celebrating the movie it came from instead of turning into something more... vain. But, I also agree with you about the good parts of the show. I felt really proud of and happy for Ariana DeBose. She deserved it so much, both as an amazing actress and a wonderful person. :)

It's a huge shame that Disney as a corporation is so despicable that it leaves a smudge on a lot of their best recent movies, Encanto being a prime example. The creators of many of Disney's movies genuinely put a lot of care and effort into what they create, but still have to face being chained to their corporation, and victories that they deserve feel bittersweet at best because we know the corporate executives j**k off to those wins at the same time and don't truly care about the effort put into it. And with the Academy shamelessly shitting on animation the way they do and Disney not saying anything about it, it's clear that they just mooch off the money and fame of it all while the creators suffer the ridicule and poor treatment. At least we can all agree it's better that Encanto won rather than Raya and the Last Dragon. Like, can you freaking IMAGINE how that would've gone down? (P.S. Even though it didn't win, can we appreciate Sebastian Yatra's live performance of Dos Oruguitas? The way he performed through his visible nerves is the mark of someone who really cares about what they do. Also, that butterfly suit is *chef's kiss*.)

Animation gets it pretty rough in the Oscars, but you know what genre gets it even worse? Horror. It sucks that some genuinely fantastic horror movies like Hereditary and The VVitch don't get the recognition they truly deserve, whether it be editing, acting, or screenplay. Horror is a legit movie category and some of the most critically acclaimed movies of the past few years have been in horror.

Shoutout to Goop and all the editors out there. Nothing in the media world would function without you guys. You rock and deserve more recognition.

1:18 just to show some appreciation: massive shoutout to Goop and any other editors out there, you guys are such an essential part for any media, be it simple YT vids or big movies. Good editing can make equally as much of a difference as the actors performances and that should be recognised.

Oscars in one sentence: quirky celebrities ignore actually talented people and can't get their heads out of their own a**es.

I love that they insulted Animation then said "let's use a song from an animated movie to fluff our egos." *In Palpatine voice:* it's ironic.

3:31 "It does feel exceptionally sad when one of the biggest animation companies in the world feels like it's trying to bury animation." - Mr. Enter, The Animation "Genre" If Walt Disney of all companies gives up on animation, then there really is no hope for the so-called children's medium. No one should forget Walt Disney said *"Adults are just kids grown up anyway."* April 15, 2022, 3:43am

8:23 I agree with this but it was painful watching James Horner wait that long to get recognized for his scores, and in the end they gave it to him for Titanic, which is perfectly fine in it's own right, but compared to stuff like Glory, Braveheart, Willow, or either of his Star Trek movies, is almost a travesty. At least Michael Giacchino has an Oscar buried somewhere along all the Annie's he's won over the years, and it came in his first decade in movies.

My dad used to work as a rights lawyer/general manager for the Oscars up until his death a few years ago. From the way he told it, the whole event was a structural and logistical dumpster fire that was BARELY held together by a few people who actually knew what they were doing. No hate on the crew that actually had to build and run everything on award night (went to a rehersal a few days before the show and its just as hectic as you'd think), but the executive decisions are being handled by people who really have no business managing the show.

What’s craziest to me about the actresses for the live action disney princess movies making fun of animation is that they literally would not have roles without those animated films?? Like Ariel nor Jasmine would not be NEARLY as iconic without the animation. Just so much disrespect

I never would have thought the best joke about the Will Smith slap was intentionally not bringing it up

Whoever told Amy Schumer she'd be a great comedian...we'd like to have a good talk with them. Just a talk, that's it And thank you, comrade, for not bringing up the slap. If anything, this is the biggest slap to the Academy. A fine job of focusing on the bigger picture. The inclusion of the Comet Observatory music from SMG in the segment of why you still watch is a nice touch, it sums up the mood of when a deserved win happens perfectly

Genuinely thank you for not talking about the whole Will Smith and Chris Rock thing. I'm glad someone finally ignored that bullshit and talked about the important stuff that happened

My favorite moment, as an italian, is Roberto Benigni winning best actor: jumping over seats, almost falling on steven spielberg, saying "my parents gave me the gift of poverty" and those shallow assholes in the academy bursting out laughing as the genuinely did not get that wasn't a joke.

Honestly, the Oscar hosting in the 94th Academy Awards was beyond terrible. Seriously, Ricky Gervais would be better off hosting the Oscars instead.

I actually really liked the "In Memoriam" section! In a lot of non-white cultures talking or looking back at people who died is something we do happily! Sure, it is sad that they're gone, but you remember the life they lived and the things they accomplished with a smile. Even if the smile is a little sad. :)

idk why but schaff getting so justifyingly mad about things is so entertaining

The Oscars in a nutshell: The award show that hates animation.

I was devastated that Encanto won Best Animated Feature. I was rooting for The Mitchells vs. The Machines to win the award based on the Rotten Tomatoes score. I just love it when a non-Disney/Pixar movie wins Best Animated Feature.

I’m really happy that Billie Eilish win for Best Original Song. She actually performed here at Penn State about a month before the Oscars, so it was nice to see her so excited again. You go, Billie! :)

I feel that speech about animation is going to prompt some animators to stick jokes mocking the Oscars

If the Oscar's were more honest about how it's 90% entertainment and them being only about popularity rather than giving actually talented people recognition then I'd honestly have no problem but because that wouldn't stroke the actor's egos enough they pretend that they're some super prestigious thing and give deserving awards every now and then whenever it'll make them look good

1:37 as a Mexican this is hilarious because on the latinamerican dub Kronk says, "I don't know, clearly isn't the magic of movies"

The best part about the moment they sung encanto (and i obviously mean the worst) is how they speak about how important is the movie to the latin american comunity and how well reciebed it was in colombia and such And then they start singing the song in english instead of, you know, the spanish version of the song The lenguage of the culture the song is supossed to represent

Just want to point out that Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, an R-rated anime film, became the highest grossing film in 2020, beating the Christopher Nolan blockbuster Tenet. This makes it the first foreign animation to beat Hollywood at the box office, without massive marketing or big name celebrities attached to it, and it wasn’t even out in America until 2021. Granted, this happened during the height of the pandemic, but this just shows that you don’t need an award to get recognition and that the Academy is completely out of touch thinking that animation is for kids.

It ticks me off to no end that animation is still relegated to it's own separate category. Say it with me folks, "ANIMATION IS NOT A GENRE, IT IS A MEDIUM."

I’m so sorry James stay strong

To all video, film, animation, show, any kind of entertainment editor; you ARE appreciated and you ARE recognised, without all of you, we wouldn't have entertainment and recreation in the forms of digital media. Thank you all for all of your work and dedication to making and refining art for all of us.

I'm honestly surprised that, even if it didn't win, Mitchells vs The Machines got nominated. Like Spiderverse, it has a distinct style to it and even premiered on Netflix.

The fact that the animated feature category was introduced by three of the LIVE ACTION princesses makes that ridiculous introduction even more enraging. I’m so glad that a lot of people are on the same page about the Oscars absolutely being disrespectful to the animation category, though. There are actually people who think that animated media is for children and I literally can’t STAND it lmfao they really try to make you feel bad for liking cartoons 💀

troy kotsur’s speech was one of the most beautiful i’ve heard from any ceremony and with the interpreter choking up as well i just sobbed. him and ariana debose (whose speech i also cried from) are absolutely the highlights of this year’s, i wish they got that recognition overall

I can’t believe you forgot the legendary slap Oscar the Fish gave to Marty the Zebra for making a joke about Gloria the Hippo.

I totally agree with you on Wanda being the best out of the hosts. She was really the only one I could tolerate

I HATE that they cut riz's award out. as a Pakistani his film means SO MUCH to me. if they'd televise it, it would only gain more views and traction online. the guy deserves the world

They need to be more like the Grammys; giving awards to talents who deserve it. Like Meta Knight.

CODA deserved all of its awards, especially Troy, he deserved that 100%. It was a breathtaking and emotional movie on the deaf community, and so important to many people out there. I definitely cried for all three of those awards

I’m genuinely impressed with how he did a whole video about the 2022 Oscar’s without once even acknowledging the slap