You know some well known Anime people on Twitter are into the Oscars. Are you calling them wastes of time?
They're certainly putting way too much stock to the overindulgent red carpet pageantry and tedious speech-giving "attaboy" celebrity worship of award shows. I like movies. I like when movies I like are celebrated. But we don't need a whole big, televised circle-jerk over it. Award shows are one giant bukkake buffet.