Océane (@oceane)

@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io

2y

The people that vote for the Oscars, don't look like the people that watch the films. The Academy is much older, whiter, and dude-ier*. Oscar winners, are the inevitable outcome of Oscar voters.

The question isn't "Has the Academy changed enough to where filmmakers from marginalized backgrounds have the same chance to win an Oscar yet?"

The question is "Will the Oscars have the same relevance to society 10 years from now, that they do today?"

(*In 2022, 81% white, 67% men.)

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Pete Wright @pete_wright@nlogic.systems

2y

@mekkaokereke

Wondering how popular the Oscars are even today for people who don’t live in either LA or NYC? I’ve worked in and around media and entertainment for most of my career so I have a skewed view of how popular it is. But I’d suspect it’s loosing relevance pretty quickly?

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Océane @oceane@peculiar.florist

2y

@pete_wright @mekkaokereke I'm living in France and I feel like our media try to assert them on us, but few people even watch them; all of this decorum feels downright decadent, to be honest.

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Océane @oceane@peculiar.florist

2y

@pete_wright @mekkaokereke Personally I have zero interest in the Oscars so my view is probably skewed as well, but we've got a culture, we've got our own French film makers, and we get the same garbage again and again from the Pathe.

We've got nuanced productions on a small peasant trying to hide disease symptoms from inspectors because he knows his cows by their names, on Syrian families hiding in their apartment during the civil war, and we get a mix from people we don't really care about, besides for small talk, and Disney productions.

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