whether or not BP would have been nominated is entirely not the point
But isn't part of the point/problem how the general public would have reacted to a film like Black Panther (which critically and technically has very little place getting a nom for Best Picture) getting snubbed from a nom simply off it's cultural relevance? That's what caused the Academy to act so stupid in the first place like you just said.
Well yeah, this is purely talking from a base to base perspective, like MCU fans can’t be cinephiles etc. What’s going on here is clear as a day - they want a bigger viewership numbers and they believe going shorter and more ‘popular’ will bring the goods. And what’s popular today? Fortnite and Thanos snap. Better mix those two in an opening ceremony.
Don't know about 2020 rumor but Black Panther is just a symbol, people trying to figure out 'why', just like BP category was stretched to 5-10 spots due to TDK in 2009 (also most likely). 🕷
