“Oscar phobic” doesn’t mean the movie is bad, more that it’s the opposite of Oscar bait.
The kind of movies that the Academy will just never recognize for acting awards - often these can be in the action, comedy, horror and sci-fi genres with a few notable exceptions.
Superhero movies, granted there aren’t a lot with “oscar-worthy” performances. Heath Ledger’s win was pushed by his unfortunate death IMO. If that didn’t happen, I don’t think he would’ve won, much less nominated. Having said that, I can’t think of any other performance off the top of my head right now lol. Does Split fall under the superhero category?