oscarbation

The process of making an Oscar-bait movie.

"Alright, I'm going to make a movie. It'll be a compelling human drama, probably set in the past, examining the importance of friendship and self-discovery, but doesn't do anything to challenge contemporary ideas and reaffirming that the past was terrible for a certain group of people, but we've moved past that now. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks."

"Yeah, I could go for some good Oscarbation too"

by MikeAD March 12, 2014

Oscarbaiting

When a director, producer or actor does a project that is a transparent, blatant attempt to win an Oscar... Usually with disastrous results.

I just saw War Horse. I wish Spielberg would stop Oscarbaiting and get back to making movies people want to see.

by EnciteMe December 30, 2011