Hollywood’s outcry is growing over Oscar nominations in the best director category, which again ignored women filmmakers on Monday. Instead of recognizing Greta Gerwig for “Little Women…
” — was directed by a woman. The film scored six nods in total, including best adapted screenplay for Gerwig.
“I can categorize 2019 as the year that women were finally acknowledged for their directing in the entertainment industry, but they’re not allowed to be lauded for those achievements,” Smith toldMonday morning after nominations were announced. “It’s consistent with a broader rejection — a perception of a leader that doesn’t fit anything other than a very narrow prototype, which is typically in Hollywood a white male.
Time’s Up, the advocacy group formed in light of the #MeToo movement, also added its voice to the conversation. “As we’ve seen in culture, when institutions aren’t in step, they become not only increasingly irrelevant, but they lose their ability to have a voice,” Smith said. “And that’s what we’re seeing happen. People aren’t looking to this institution as a credible judge of talent or merit.”have struggled with lower ratings over the past few years. The televised ceremony, often clocking in over three hours, will again go host-less this year.
There was some inclusive progress among the nominations. Gerwig’s screenwriting nomination marked her second in three years, a rare feat for any filmmaker. She’s also only the second women after Bigelow to have directed two best picture nominees. Four of the five nominations for best documentary feature were either directed or co-directed by a woman. And an Academy press release noted that “a record 62 women were nominated, almost one third of this year’s nominees.
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