Oscars will add 'representation and inclusion standards' for award eligibility

NBC News ^ | June 12, 2020 | Daniel Arkin

[fwdude]

The organization that puts on the Oscars announced Friday that, starting next year, films will be required to meet "representation and inclusion standards" to qualify for awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not provide specifics on the new eligibility standards. The group said in a news release that it will form a task force of industry leaders to "develop and implement" the standards by the end of July.

“While the Academy has made strides, we know there is much more work to be done in order to ensure equitable opportunities across the board,” Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement. “The need to address this issue is urgent. To that end, we will amend—and continue to examine—our rules and procedures to ensure that all voices are heard and celebrated.”

[Schatze]

Presumably this will free hollywood and the oscars from the “oscars so white” stigma.

Not a chance. Nothing is ever enough for the left.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Someone will make a reboot of Dude, Where's My Car? with an all-black cast and sweep every category.

[colorado tanker]

So, they are going to give even more awards to bad movies who don’t deserve to win?

[xp38]

without me since I’ve stopped consuming their product

[showme_the_Glory]

Hopefully they’ll still consider those people and movies that are totally unqualified and utterly unwatchable.

[dfwgator]

Someone will make a reboot of Dude, Where's My Car? with an all-black cast and sweep every category.

Now that, I would go see.

[Vision]

So favoring others based on their race, excludes others and is racist.

[FewsOrange]

“They’ll need a microscope to see the ratings of next year’s Oscars.”

Not really, the Oscars are usually one of the top 10 most watched shows of the year.

[OttawaFreeper]

Such as a moment like this?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Further shrinking the number of people who will see a movie they want to watch.

[DMZFrank]

You must have missed the memo. they will just remake them with black actors in the lead. i direct you to the recent release of “Mary, Queen of Scots.”

What, you didn’t know that Lord Darmley was actually black???

[dfwgator]

I hope foreign-movies, like “Parasite” win every year.

[Altura Ct.]

Merit? What merit?

Race doesn’t matter except when it does.

[dfwgator]

i direct you to the recent release of “Mary, Queen of Scots.”

"You are Mary Queen of Scots?"
"I am!"
*punch* "OWWW! OWWWWW!" *punch* "OWWWW!!"...

[Pox]

The premier self congratulating festival of the elitist non essentials.

They’re so special!

[Old Yeller]

Stacking the deck to favor one tribe just like in every other aspect of this world. Kowtowing to blacks and Muslims because they threaten our lives.

[Cobra64]

Premiering this Fall! Goldilocks and Snow White will be played by a Somali native.

If they want to flame racism, this is a good way to do it.

[Lizavetta]

As if you needed more reasons to not watch.

[Old Yeller]

Just like every television commercial must have blacks and only the white males can be buffoons in those commercials.

[EagleUSA]

“...More disqualifying of normal people. If you dismiss this, you are next....”

If you are a law-abiding, conservative don’t even show up...