Typical criticism of the Academy Awards for Best Picture is that among the winners and nominees there is an over-representation of romantic historical epics, biographical dramas, romantic dramedies and family melodramas, most of which are released in the U.S. in the last three months of the calendar year.
tˈɪpɪkəl kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌvðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚɹ ɪz ðæt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə wˈɪnɚz ænd nˈɑːmɪnˌiːz ðɛɹ ɪz ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹoʊmˈæntɪk hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ˈɛpɪks, bˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl dɹˈɑːməz, ɹoʊmˈæntɪk dɹˈeɪmdiz ænd fˈæmɪli mˌɛlədɹˈɑːməz, mˈoʊst əv wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɪnðə lˈæst θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs ʌvðə kˈæləndɚ jˈɪɹ.