But little thought is put into what goes on behind the scenes to determine who gets nominated and why.
Now one of the Academy's 377 director's has spoken out anonymously - and hilariously - about his thoughts on Sunday's big award shows, including what he really thinks about some of Hollywood's biggest contenders.
Underwhelming: Oscars judge says Sandra Bullock
(L) was just 'OK' in Gravity and that Julia Roberts (R) was 'horrendous'
in August Osage County
Overrated: The Oscar voter claims Lupita Nyong'o was good but not Oscar worthy in 12 Years A Slave
While
one of the favourites for Best Actress is of course Sandra Bullock for
her highly celebrated turn as a scientist in the outer space drama
Gravity, this particular voter was not impressed and considers her 'the
weak link' in the esteemed category even going so far as to say 'she's just OK.'The voter also slammed a kind of sacred cow in the acting community Meryl Streep for her role in August Osage County, calling it 'a bottom-drawer performance.'
He gives the Oscar to Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine.
But it was in the Best Supporting Actress category that real blood was drawn.
The director claimed that 'Julia Roberts was horrendous' in the star studded film August Osage County and that she did not deserve to be nominated.
He then went onto downplay the attention Lupita Nyong'o has received for her star turn in 12 Years A slave.
Of the actress he explained: '[She] was very good, but a lot of the commotion over her is attributable to people's tremendous empathy with and sympathy for the role she's playing.'
His pick for the category is Jennifer Lawrence, who won an Oscar last year for Silver Linings Playbook, for yet another David O Russell venture American Hustle.
In the Best Actor category, he claimed that Leonardo DiCaprio 'has been better' and wasn't deserving of an Oscar this time around for The Wolf Of Wall Street.
The Best Actress goes to: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine
A favourite: The voter picks Jennifer Lawrence for Best Supporting Actress in American Hustle
Winning team: The anonymous director picks
Bradley Cooper for Best Supporting and Christian Bale for Best Actor in
American Hustle
His pick for Best Actor is Christian Bale in American Hustle.
Meanwhile, in the Best Supporting Actor category he believes that Jared Leto will win, but only due to getting extra points for playing a transgender character, which he thinks 'is as close to pandering as you can get.'
His personal pick for Best Supporting Actor is Bradley Cooper in American Hustle.
Not impressed: The voter claims that he's seen better representations of space 'at the planetarium' than Gravity
Sympathy vote? Lupita pictured in 12 Years A Slave
Failing to impress: Roberts pictured in August Osage County
For Best Director he stuck with American Hustle for the sweep, which would be David O Russell's first win after three previous nominations.
He called The Wolf Of Wall Street 'bubble-gum Scorsese' while slamming Alfonso CuarĂ³n as simply 'part of a committee of technicians who made [Gravity]'.
Adding that he has 'seen things at the planetarium that were at least as impressive.'
Out and about: Bullock was spotted dropping her son off to school in Los Angeles on Wednesday
Happy mom: The star looked to be in a chipper mood
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