And the Oscar goes to … inclusion.
In the latest step in its ongoing effort to boost diversity both within its own ranks and across the film industry, on Tuesday the film academy announced new representation standards for films to be eligible to compete for best picture.
Developed over the past few months by a special task force as part of the organization’s Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, the standards encompass both representation onscreen — in the types of stories being told and the actors involved — as well as behind the scenes in the makeup of the crew and in the inclusivity of the companies involved.
To be eligible for best picture, a film must meet at least two standards across four categories: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry Access and Opportunities” and “Audience Development.”
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Damn! I'm going to be busy that night and won't be able to watch the Oscars in 2024! Crap. That'll make 69 years in a row that I was busy.
So the movie "Zulu" would still qualify. Good.
You and I seem to be the same age and on the same schedule.
Another institution ruined by the woke left. Who cares? Would Blazing Saddles meet the new criteria?
Hollywood loves to virtue signal, perhaps because they realize that there is so much crap that goes on in that cutthroat business, and it is their way of dealing with their guilt.
If you make a Holocaust movie, you are almost guaranteed an Oscar. If you have the lead in your movie played by a gay character, again, you are almost guaranteed an Oscar. For documentaries about the Holocaust or gay life, no matter how obscure, the odds are even better that you will take home an Oscar.
Spielberg's "E.T." was beaten out by "Ghandi" in 1983. Some critic wrote later that the Academy was confused. It thought it was awarding the Nobel Prize.
Hollywood appears to be filled with huge numbers of individuals jealous at the success of others. That explains why Steven Spielberg was denied an Oscar for movie after movie--until he made "Schindler's List."
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