Acting prizes in certain years have been criticized for not recognizing superior performances so much as being awarded for personal popularity, to make up for a "snub" for a work that proved in time to be more popular or renowned than the one awarded, or presented as a "career honor" to recognize a distinguished nominee's entire body of work.
ˈæktɪŋ pɹˈaɪzᵻz ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ jˈɪɹz hɐvbɪn kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd fɔːɹ nˌɑːt ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzɪŋ suːpˈiəɹɪɚ pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd fɔːɹ pˈɜːsənəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, tə mˌeɪk ˈʌp fɚɹə "snˈʌb" fɚɹə wˈɜːk ðæt pɹˈuːvd ɪn tˈaɪm təbi mˈoːɹ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɔːɹ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd ðɐn ðə wˈʌn ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd, ɔːɹ pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æz ˈeɪ "kɚɹˈɪɹ ˈɑːnɚ" tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ɐ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt nˈɑːmɪnˌiːz ɛntˈaɪɚ bˈɑːdi ʌv wˈɜːk.