The Importance (and Self-Importance) of The Oscars The Oscars are maddening, and yet they still matter. What's behind that duality? Read More Awards, Business, Essays and Analysis, FeaturesAndrew JohnsonJanuary 25, 20122012 academy awards, 2012 oscars, elitists like the artist, snobs like the artist, the 84th academy awards, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, the artist, the oscars