The Academy Awards are more about the “art” of filmmaking rather than the popularity.
Unforgiven was a lot more of a character study than it was a Western.
These days, I do more research before I go to the movies than I do when I buy a truck. The truck has pretty much been the same for years. If I don’t like the new one, I just wait a couple of years. An F150 or a Silverado are not usually going to break in a couple of years.
Movies on the otherhand, are pretty hit or miss.
I probably watch more movies (at home) with Netflix. Something you wouldn’t bother with say at the video store, you might say “what the heck”. For example, Snow piercer with Chris Evans was actually quite entertaining.