“Many of this year’s best-picÂture nomÂiÂnees—inÂcludÂing “Joker,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Tim in HolÂly-wood”—have turned in strong comÂmerÂcial perÂformances. That’s a reÂverÂsal from much of the last decade, when the AcadÂemy faced critÂiÂcism that many of its seÂlecÂtions were too obÂscure, raisÂing quesÂtions about the relÂeÂvance of the awards for the broader pubÂlic“, Wall Street Journal reports:
it’s about time that ticket buyers be factored in reasons why movies are made; and not (for) Art no one buys
