Ilov80s
Footballguy
Joker made a boat load of money and the public loved it. Two very different movies. UG is just one long stress ride of chaos. Joker is (for better or worse) right in line with the Scorsese movies and 70s NY movies that are well loved by the age group running the Academy now.To be fair, his movies haven't been funny for a bit, so I am not sure what people are expecting there.
Seriously though, I if these are the reasons and knocks for this movie, why did something like Joker get so many award nominations over something like Uncut Gems? (keep in mind I still haven't seen UG)
Thats my guess.