Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Remember When There Were Only Four?




Do you remember when there was a time when there were only FOUR awards shows that the entertainment industry held and were televised? That has changed so dramatically. Today we are deluged with the following:


The Academy Awards
The Grammy Awards
The Tony Awards
The Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards, (Yes, there is an award show for S**t)
The BET Awards
The Country Music Association Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards
The American Music Awards
The Diversity Awards
The International Emmy Awards
The FILM Independent Spirit Awards
The European Film Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Golden Globe Awards
The American Film Institute Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards
The Directors Guild of America Awards
The Producers Guild Awards
The NAACP Image Awards
The Peoples Choice Awards
The Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
The British Academy of Film Awards
The World Music Awards
The MTV Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Movie Awards
The Radio Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
The VH1 Music Awards
The VH1 Hip-Hop Awards
The Critics Choice Awards
The SPIKE TV Scream Awards
The PRISM Awards
The BET Music Awards
The American Latin Music (ALMA) Awards
The Teen Choice Awards
The Family Entertainment Awards
The TV Guide Awards
The Music Of Black Origin, (MOBO) Awards
The Gay & Lesbian Music, (GLAMA), Awards
The SPIKE TV Guy's Choice Awards

If I left any others out can you please tell me?
What can you say about an industry, where all the people involved insist on going on national, and international television every seven to nine days to awards themselves for their "work"?

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