In my opinion, the Oscars were a Gala event. The elite of elite dressed in their finest were there to honour and be honoured. Great movies were chosen. We saw clips and honoured those who has passed on in the year.
I almost puked when "It's hard to be a pimp" was the featured song performed.
But when it was mentioned post Oscars about how voting members didn't have to watch all the movies, or that Crash was allowed to mail out extra DVD copies right before the voting just smacked me of improper and betrayal of the system.
No, now that I know the event is rigged, I wont watch it any more.