While most people have been disappointed with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to shake up the annual Oscars, Mark Wahlberg ain’t one of ‘em.
The Academy’s Board of Governors convened last week and decided to introduce a new category — Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film.
Code Black actor, Rob Lowe, claimed that the new addition signaled the death of the film industry:
The film business passed away today with the announcement of the “popular” film Oscar. It had been in poor health for a number of years. It is survived by sequels, tent-poles, and vertical integration.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) August 8, 2018
While comedian Andy Richter seemed to have figured out the thought-pattern behind The Academy’s decision…
Finally the Oscars will be giving a statue based on popularity so that those poor mountains of box office money won’t be lonely anymore
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 8, 2018
But not everyone feels the same.
“Maybe if they’d had the category before, we’d have won a couple of them,” Mark Wahlberg, who has starred in films such as Transformers, Ted, and Boogie Nights told Variety. “We make films that we want people to enjoy and if we get those kind of accolades, fantastic. If not, we make the movies for audiences to enjoy.”
Well, Mark, there’s always next year!
