the Oscars is like tennis or golf in general. Everybody is white, the action like watching paint dry, and most common people do not give a crap! I would rather hit myself in the nutz with a rubber mallet than watch the Oscars. Where is Janet Jackson when you need her, we need some action. PUPPIES!!!
It's always one of the highest rated TV shows of the year and the movies that win get a boost at the Box Office. I would say people care somewhat.
That's my opinion of all awards shows. I haven't managed to sit through a full show since Johnny Carson was hosting, and the Grammy sham of handing out 5 awards to the Dixie Twits only shows that it's not about entertainment anymore, it's all about how far left they can go. Giving Algore an Oscar is as big an insult to everybody's intelligence as giving one to Michael Moore for "Farenheit 911"...