Why should skin color be a factor in choosing Oscar nominees?
I, for one, was proud that the Academy was not shooting for "diversity" when they made their nominations. This means they were not looking at skin color, but rather the acting performances, which is what the Oscars are all about. Is anybody else bothered by the fact that the Academy is now vowing to be more "diverse" in the future? I sure am.
Thank you for the review, Mr. Hull. The fact that the Academy is vowing to make the makeup of the members more "diverse" is precisely what bothers me. This means they will be looking at skin color along with merits, experience, etc. If a person has better credentials, but their skin is the wrong color, they might be passed over because the Academy is attempting to be more "diverse". Skin color should never come into the equation.
I agree with you on the premise that the Academy must look at quality and not other aspects of a person's contribution to the motion picture arts. By the way, the awards are given to much more than just actors who tend to get most of the credit and/or publicity.
While the president of the Academy is now a woman of color, the makeup of the Academy members is still very skewed and not representative of the world population movies serve. That is what the Academy has now recognized and vowed that it will change.
The idea of separating male and female acting awards, as well as an award for Best Foreign Film are also archaic parts of the awards that need to be changed.
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I, for one, was proud that the Academy was not shooting for "diversity" when they made their nominations. This means they were not looking at skin color, but rather the acting performances, which is what the Oscars are all about. Is anybody else bothered by the fact that the Academy is now vowing to be more "diverse" in the future? I sure am.
