The HOLLYWOOD AWARDS MONSTER has been UNLEASHED. Last night’s Critics Choice Awards weren’t a celebration—they were a RIGGED PREVIEW of an Oscar race that is already STOLEN. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” didn’t just win best picture; it executed a chilling SWEEP that reveals the industry’s DEEP-SEATED BIAS toward filmmaker darlings, CRUSHING true originality in its path. This is not art winning; this is a SYSTEMATIC POWER GRAB by the same elite insiders, and they’re LAUGHING at you for thinking the Oscars are a fair fight.
The SHAM is blatant. While the film is being coronated as “inevitable,” a DARK HORSE lurks. “Sinners,” a bold, original film that actually won over audiences, was PIGEONHOLED into four “consolation” awards, a clear message from the gatekeepers: innovation is welcome, but don’t you DARE threaten the established order. The message to visionary filmmakers like Ryan Coogler is clear—play your assigned role, but the throne is RESERVED.
The acting categories are a CIRCUS of engineered narratives. Jacob Elordi’s shock win for “Frankenstein” isn’t a triumph of talent—it’s a CALCULATED MOVE by Netflix to BUY its way into the Oscar ceremony, exploiting a weak field. Meanwhile, they’re pushing 30-year-old Timothée Chalamet as a “frontrunner,” a transparent attempt to MANUFACTURE a youthful legacy while ignoring more seasoned, deserving performances. The Academy’s history of making greats wait decades for recognition is being ERASED for a MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
This is no longer about merit. It’s about a CORRUPT ecosystem where critics act as puppet narrators for studios, where diversity of thought is SMOTHERED, and where the award season is a pre-scripted farce designed to generate headlines, not honor art. As Oscar voting opens Monday, the fix is already in. The trophies aren’t earned; they are PRE-ORDAINED by a cabal of tastemakers who decide your winner before a single ballot is cast. The real question isn’t who will win, but how long we will keep PRETENDING this charade means anything at all.




