It’s the first of February, only twenty five days until the 2012 Academy Awards, and dare I say it? I am suffering from awards show fatigue. I know, I know, not something you’d expect to find posted on the website of the People’s Choice Awards, but I cannot lie. We’re barely one month into the new year and I’ve already seen what seems like the same awards show about three times, and while I’ll never stop watching, I can’t help but wonder why it feels like Groundhog Day each time.
Is it me or has it always been this way? Were the same handful of films, TV shows and actors always up for all of the awards each season? It does make sense- the cream rises to the top, after all, but perhaps I never used to notice because all I really cared about was seeing my favorite celebrities acting “like me,” giving awkward acceptance speeches and showing genuine anxiety and humility from the podium. And I guess I never tired of it. Or maybe it’s because I didn’t religiously watch every event. I do remember watching the Oscars every year, and of course the Grammys, though that’s a whole other animal (and I’ll never forget my first time experiencing it live at the Staples Center, but we’ll get to that another day). Plus, in my defense, there have been some relatively new additions: SAG Awards came on the scene in 1995, as did the Critics’ Choice Awards- which has undoubtedly contributed to the fact that my childhood memories of red carpet season are so different from today’s reality.
Be that as it may, I will still watch every last one and will always be a faithful fan. I guess I’ll just have to embrace my fatigue and celebrate the fact that Hollywood will never run out of red carpets, designer gowns, and coveted trophies to award the hard working and talented actors, as well as the notable films and TV productions, most deserving of the recognition they are bestowed each year.
And the best part is, we get to produce the first awards show of the year where the fans choose who wins, and the results are anything but predictable. Fatigue hath no place here.
People’s Choice Awards
Critics’ Choice Awards
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Our economy is so low, working class people are really having a difficult time, and to have this wealth of whatevers in our face, along with their salaries, along with their homes, their clothes, their drug problems, etc. Personally, I don’t want to honor them with anything.
This has become one of the least inspirational and foolish happenings available today. It is little more than an ego stroking fest. Personally, I have not wasted my time in a number of years.
There should be one (1) awards show. It is embarrassing that the actors take home multiple prizes and sometime silly speeches. Just how much praise do these people need?
I’m not chosing which award show is my favorie. I started reading this article because it has recently come to my mind…is there a point where our so-called favorite actor and actresses could actually feel some sort of embarrassment at the over abundance of awards and the fact that it seems that every year a new award is invented and finds a spot on the too many channels TV schedule.
Last year the award view had to listen to all of Colin Firth’s BS acceptance speeches
So, as everyone who read this article can attest, this article is a fake.