Enero 15, 2015

Oscar nominations about to happen. Watch live here! OSCAR SHOCK: Only white actors nominated!

I would not have noticed, but my younger son IM'd me — at 7:20 a.m., which seemed odd.

ADDED: I took out the live-stream embed, because it's over. You can read the lists of nominees here.

My off-hand observations: Sniper killed. Selma snubbed. Everything looks super male-character-centered. And: Laura Dern!!!

ALSO: The acting nominees are all white people. This, in a year with "Selma."

AND: I have more to say about the race and gender politics here.

30 komento:

Fandor ayon kay ...

Blah!

Xmas ayon kay ...

I was going to say that Selma was released in 2015, but they did that stupid-ass "limited release last week of 2014 to qualify for the Oscars" trick.

B ayon kay ...

Four out of five lead actor nominations are for portrayals of real people.

More than the race, I'm sick of award shows salivating over historical figures in film.

2004, Jamie Foxx, Ray

2005, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

2006, Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

2008, Sean Penn, Milk

2010, Colin Firth, The King's Speech

2012, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

2013, Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Amichel ayon kay ...

Selma was shit. Period.

jr565 ayon kay ...

So? Maybe the pool of black actors wasn't that good this year.

Tank ayon kay ...

I don't get it.

Why is this a shock?

MayBee ayon kay ...

I love having to discuss EVERYTHING in terms of race. It just adds the crunch to my salad, you know?

sane_voter ayon kay ...

If we go by quota, there should be one black actor nominated per category every two years. And a black winner once every 10 years. Considering the previous nominations and winners it is not statistically significant.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

how many Asians get nominated?

Hispanic babes sure. Hispanic Men? They outnumber Black men... why no outrage?

CWJ ayon kay ...

Combine Maybee and B's comments and you're on to something.

Shock! There are filters operating in America other than race.

(Wow. My autocorrect Is really weird. I typed "filters" and it substituted "rioters." Maybe there is no other filter than race,)

Rick Caird ayon kay ...

Does it seem to anybody else that these various entertainers spend more time running around giving each other awards than actually entertaining anyone?

chillblaine ayon kay ...

Interstellar got snubbed for Best Picture. They should have made Cooper gay.

Laslo Spatula ayon kay ...

Combine racism with feminism for a film that can't fail at the Oscars:

"Selma and Louise"


I am Laslo.

Fernandinande ayon kay ...

ALSO: The acting nominees are all white people. This, in a year with "Selma."

White people are bad. They should stop doing things.

So bad that apparently there aren't even any movies about Asians or mestizos to not nominate.

Big Mike ayon kay ...

"Glory" was nominated for best original song, so "Selma" wasn't totally shut out.

richlb ayon kay ...

The nominees are as white as the MSNBC news room, or Obama campaign headquarters. For shame, Hollywood.

William ayon kay ...

Well, there's a movie about a heroic gay man, so they still have a chance to demonstrate their moral superiority to heteronormative patriarchs. Then there's that movie about Stephen Hawking which really blows the lid off white privilege.

Laslo Spatula ayon kay ...

If Denzel Washington had played Stephen Hawking he'd be a shoo-in for an Oscar.

I am Laslo.

Coconuss Network ayon kay ...

Not to win is a factor, not to be nominated is a slight, or maybe a punch.

Mark ayon kay ...

If 'everything is awesome!' wins best song my head might explode.

Brando ayon kay ...

I have an easy solution--have separate but equal Oscars, one for black people and one for whites. Clearly all that matters now is race, right? After all, "race matters" according to our wise Supreme Court justice. Let's just finally go whole hog and judge everyone by the color of their skin, as the content of their character is secondary.

virgil xenophon ayon kay ...

I'll worry about all this when the NBA has quotas for 5'81/2" white men..

Kyzer SoSay ayon kay ...

That movie William mentioned, "The Imitation Game", is about Alan Turing.

I saw it 2 weeks ago with the wife. We both loved it.

HoodlumDoodlum ayon kay ...

Teach your children well.../And feed them on your dreams, the one they fix, the one you'll know by

Michael Fitzgerald ayon kay ...

So tell us about what was Oscar worthy in the movie "Selma".

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Revenge of the crackas!

Clyde ayon kay ...

The yellow plastic people from "The Lego Movie" also were snubbed!

holdfast ayon kay ...

Shutting out "The Interview" was a huge snub to Asian actors.

Alex ayon kay ...

2013, Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

This was a truly outstanding performance.

chickelit ayon kay ...

The real controversy will come when the first transgendered thespian tries to cross the actor/actress divide. And I don't mean crossing dressing. This will happen in less than 5 years.

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