I remember watching an Academy Awards broadcast within the last 10 years to see the names and faces of men and women in the In Memoriam segment who were identified as executives and publicists. As the Sun Does Rise In The East, it's possible that these people had long, amiable professional relationships in the motion picture industry. But I never heard of them and knew that they didn't have a lot to do with what I would see on a screen - just that they had something to do with leading me to watch that work on a screen. If the AMPAS thought that they were important enough to remember, I figured that they could know their industry better than I do. That doesn't shut down how cynical I am.
I watch national morning news shows and late-night talk shows and am always annoyed by how much content they broadcast that is put together by motion picture public relations flacks as opposed to producing original content. CBS Mornings reminded me how I'm more annoyed by Tom Brady than I like Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field or Rita Moreno today, again. Maybe AMPAS might remember their special relationship with 3 of those 4 acclaimed actors. IMO, movie flacks have a reverse Midas touch with me.
