The Academy Awards further proved how irrelevant they are these days with the recent announcement of the latest batch of nominations.

The Oscars ceremony will air on Sunday, February 24, and the broadcast has no host, following Kevin Hart’s decision to leave the offered gig behind.

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One obvious snub by Oscar voters is Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule,” the motion picture that marked the “Dirty Harry” star’s first time in front of the camera in six years.

Released on December 14, “The Mule” was in a perfect position to be on the minds of Oscar voters when they got the chance to render their deision.

The film wound up with zero nominations.

“The Mule,” a meditative and brilliantly constructed work based on the true story of a man in his 80s who was running drugs for a Mexican cartel, has been a massive hit with audiences. It has earned nearly $100 million (as of this writing) on a production budget of $50 million.

One major reason for the film’s being overlooked could be that some left-leaning critics attacked it as racist for daring to have a story that involved Mexican cartels — and for highlighting a character who is far from politically correct. That was entirely realistic, though, for the main character in the film.

Another big reason is Eastwood’s politics.

A self-described libertarian, Eastwood is one of the few outspoken right-leaning thinkers in Hollywood.

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He’s managed to have an impressive career despite his politics — but in the age of Trump, Hollywood liberals can especially snub those with whom they disagree.

While “The Mule” was completely ignored, the left-leaning “Vice” was given plenty of attention.

The biopic about former Vice President Dick Cheney — written and directed by the liberal Adam McKay — was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Christian Bale as Cheney). Despite a massive advertising campaign, “Vice” has earned only $39.5 million domestically (as of right now) and is expected to lose money — unless it suddenly takes off due to its Oscar nominations.

Audiences have not responded well to the picture. Its Cinemascore — which polls people’s opening weekend reactions to a film — is only a C-plus, which is incredibly low for a big release like this one.

Other films nominated for Best Picture are Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” Netflix’s “Roma,” and Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born.”

While “Rhapsody,” “Black Panther” and “A Star Is Born” were all big earners, the other selections are simply so-so successes at the box office.

What the Oscars have shown yet again with these nominations is that Hollywood is in highlighting films that are basically irrelevant to the average moviegoer — with a few mediocre popular movies thrown in to help bring eyeballs to the actual awards show.

For the full list of nominated films, check out the video below: