I think a lot of the negativity is that, upon close inspection, you can easily see how TGA is another media-run circle jerk. The nominees are only chosen by gaming media outlets, and when picking the GOTY, only 10% of the public votes count towards it, and they don't even tell you the weight. For all I know, it's "10%" but actually closer to zero percent if there are enough media outlet votes on a particular game and they just pick something for that easy upset and farm the drama for advertiser clicks/money.
Thus, it all just feels like another "sham" celebration because the focus is drawing in advertiser dollars through creating "upsets" and "gotcha, you didn't see THAT coming!" moves to drive traffic. The use of celebrities, at least to me, has always looked more like a desperate move to be "on par" with other entertainment industry award shows. You know, like an attempt to "fit in", so it's always been a weird facet, too.
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