Awards shows. This may be a controversial opinion, but these showings are often far more spectacle than substance, as the biggest names and most marketable faces sit in a massage train praising the others in infinite circles in a positive feedback loop of devastating predictability.
But one aspect of awards shows deserve every bit of praise that comes their direction: offering a leg up, a platform, a spotlight, for those often under-recognized and under-appreciated individuals who are accomplishing something truly individual in their respective spheres. Experts are quick to jump to the aid and bestow fountains of praise onto the big names whom will most likely toss the lesser awards into the trash, or tucked away in a box to never be seen again.