"Oscar bait" movies are those films that are seen as being designed to attract Oscar or Academy Award nominations and wins.

In the Academy's nearly 100-year history, only eight horror movies have ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

The Academy Awards is essentially a small group of Hollywood elites telling audiences what they *should* enjoy. It’s a self-serving exercise that fuels the Hollywood ecosystem, and can be influenced ...

The “Oscar bait” format uses genres like war movies, historical epics and biographies, as well as plot elements such as war crimes, disabilities, political intrigue and show business.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the 2023 winner, was antic, lewd and about the furthest thing possible from “Oscar bait.” What was different this year was that the stiffest ...

There are four major Academy Awards for acting and no film has ever won all of them. These are the three that almost got there.