[@SleepingSilence] If general audiences were in charge of the Oscars, Michael Bay would have the most statues in the business. The Oscars broadcast is antiquated for sure but generally when a movie gets Oscar recognition it's an endorsement of its quality. It's like when a movie trailer references Cannes or Sundance. Oscar bait is a term that means considerably less these days and it says nothing about the quality of any given award caliber movie.