"Oscar Beat: ‘A Quiet Place’ Deserves Serious Consideration" Topic

"Over the past few years, the definition of an "Oscar movie" has been changing quite significantly. Not so long ago, there was a very specific kind of movie that was deemed appropriate for major Oscar consideration. Sure every now and then something like The Lord of the Rings or Moulin Rogue! would sneak in there, but by and large straight, grounded dramas were the name of the game. That resulted in many fine films getting recognized, but also many fine films getting left on the sidelines.

The paradigm shift began in 2009 when, after the shocking snubbing of The Dark Knight the year before, the Academy expanded the Best Picture category to 10 nominees. Suddenly you had sci-fi films like District 9 and Avatar nominated alongside the standard fare like Up in the Air. More recently the definition of an "Oscar movie" has evolved even further to allow masterful works in genre territory like Mad Max: Fury Road, Arrival, and Get Out to not only score recognition but also some major wins. And of course this past year, the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars went to a fantasy film about a woman falling in love with a fish man: The Shape of Water…"
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