Posted on 09/09/2020 7:33:15 AM PDT by karpov
Ahead of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy’s fifth anniversary, the Academy has announced a new set of inclusion requirements films must meet to be awards-eligible.
To be eligible for best picture, films must meet the standards of two out of four categories laid out in a press release on Tuesday: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry Access and Opportunities” and “Audience Development.”
Recent best picture nominees including “1917” and “The Irishman” may have struggled to meet the new onscreen standards that will require at least one of the following criterion to be met: at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group; at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from certain underrepresented groups; or the main storyline, theme or narrative is centered on an underrepresented group.
To meet the creative leadership and project team standard, at least two “creative leadership positions and department heads” must be filled by those belonging to underrepresented groups, including the “casting director, cinematographer, composer, costume designer, director, editor, hairstylist, makeup artist, producer, production designer, set decorator, sound, VFX supervisor and/or writer.” At least six other crew positions must also be filled by those belonging to underrepresented groups. Such “positions include but are not limited to first AD, gaffer, script supervisor” and more. Production assistants are excluded.
The industry access and opportunities standard requires major studios/distributors to have “substantive, ongoing paid apprenticeships/internships inclusive of underrepresented groups.” While the audience development benchmark requires a studio or company to have “multiple in-house senior executives from” the outlined underrepresented groups.
The standards will not apply to other Oscar categories.
The new standards will take full effect in 2024.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
I see this a little bit like Hitler announcing his movie standards, to be implemented in 1946. If you get my drift. ;)
well, that’s the final nail in the oscar coffin. Awards are now 100% useless.
This is why American movies suck.
“I see this a little bit like Hitler announcing his movie standards, to be implemented in 1946. If you get my drift. ;)”
Winner!
Best Picture Award*
*Meets Diversity Quota Standards
Didn’t they also make a requirement that movies must have a communist propaganda theme, or they cannot be made?
Yes, lets not reward folks for the “content of their character” but instead be sure we have the right mix of “skin tones” first and foremost./sarc
Directors, please DON’T pick me for a role I am the best qualified person for, if I don’t help make your “diversity” quotas./sarc
Trump’s fault.
Lefty fascists continue their efforts to RUIN EVERYTHING!
All quiet on western front, bridge on river kwai, Lawrence of Arabia need not apply I guess?
“...and now back to our movie: The Jackson 5 Story starring The Osmond Brothers!”
H/T Cheech & Chong...
How about a KKK documentary?
Well, they could lynch 51 per cent of the cast, I guess.
Great news! This will put Hollywood out of business and others who want to make money not kiss ass will start making movies People will want see.
“All quiet on western front, bridge on river kwai, Lawrence of Arabia need not apply I guess?”
The King’s Speech, The Artist, Young Frankenstein, Annie Hall, The Godfather (I & II), Loooooooooooooooong list to be sure.
> What if you want to make a movie about a time and place where everyone was white? <
Good question. I guess you’d have to pull the old parallel universes trick. At the very beginning of the movie: “Imagine another time, in another universe, where Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton were all black men.” (Or maybe even Asian women.)
Then off you go!
Yet another reason not to watch this orgy of mutual gratification.
“What if you want to make a movie about a time and place where everyone was white?”
The Brits seem to have that under control. Example from Merlin: King Arthur is white and Queen Guinevere isn’t. I don’t mind watching racially diverse content, but when it’s historical or historic legend, then no, I want things to have some authenticity or I just don’t bother watching; there’s lots of other stuff available.
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