This has led, at times, to more specific criticisms that the Academy is disconnected from the audience, e.g., by favoring "Oscar bait" over audience favorites or favoring historical melodramas over critically acclaimed movies that depict current life issues.
ðɪs hɐz lˈɛd, æt tˈaɪmz, tə mˈoːɹ spəsˈɪfɪk kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəmz ðætðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɪz dɪskənˈɛktᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɔːdiəns, ˈiː.dʒˈiː., baɪ fˈeɪvɚɹɪŋ "ˈɑːskɚ bˈeɪt" ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːdiəns fˈeɪvɚɹᵻts ɔːɹ fˈeɪvɚɹɪŋ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl mˌɛlədɹˈɑːməz ˌoʊvɚ kɹˈɪɾɪkli ɐklˈeɪmd mˈuːvɪz ðæt dᵻpˈɪkt kˈɜːɹənt lˈaɪf ˈɪʃuːz.