"There’s no shortage of theories to explain why viewers are turning off to the Oscars: ...the growing chasm between the esoteric tastes of the Academy’s voting

"There’s no shortage of theories to explain why viewers are turning off to the Oscars: ...the growing chasm between the esoteric tastes of the Academy’s voting members (who this year nominated Drive My Car, a Japanese drama about a grieving theater director putting on a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima) and the preferences of the wider theatergoing public (who likes Spider-Man)." baffling comment. there are nine other nominees, including a sci-fi fantasy movie and several streaming releases you don't even have to drive to a theater to watch. and Spider-Man was nominated! for visual effects, like many big budget popcorn movies before it. is the answer to "best picture nominees are out of touch with what the public actually watches" to just have a standing nomination for the top grossing movie of the year?