alt Hacker NewsI put more stock in the the Sundance and Cannes jury prizes: even if they're comprised of the elites who can afford to go to these festivals, they've still got far more artistic sense than the ossified corporate board that the Academy has always been.
Cannes is free to attend for film professionals. Always was. You only have to find a hotel.
At Sundance you could stay in Salt Lake City or Heber City and have fun. Free busses.
Oscars are not about the arts, nor about quality. Never was.