What does that mean though? He's got 3 Oscars, I doubt he needs anymore. He makes movies with stories that are interesting to him, that can motivate him to get behind the camera.
As I said, his movies become "Oscar-bait" because of his previous body of work and the talented that he can get to star in his movies.
How is Gran Torino Oscar bait? Why can't it just be a well-made movie?
Sometimes you make me sad. While the reviews aren't as great as Flags or Letters, it still has a positive rating on metacritic and buzz is very high on Jolie's performance.