sillyanshe:

I know a lot of people are upset about Little Women not receiving more noms, especially a Best Director nom (which was totally deserved). And I know some are upset that Gerwig didn’t win Best Adapted Screenplay.

BUT… History was made. A non-english speaking film won Best Picture FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. A non-english speaking director won Best Director for the third year in a row. A  Māori jewish man won Best Adapted Screenplay. Hair Love won Best Animated Short. It was a GREAT year in terms of representation, especially for POC.

Is there still a long way to go? Yes. But progress is being made. Just because the progress is putting POC under the spotlight doesn’t mean people are being underrepresented.

History was made when Moonlight won Best Picture, a film with an all-black ensemble that touches on love, abuse, homophobia and adiction.

History was made when Black Panther, a blockbuster that told the story of Black civilization untouched by colonialism, was nominated for SEVEN Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It made history when Ruth E. Carter won Best Costume Design and  Hannah Beachler won Best Production Design (along with Jay Hart), making them the first African-Americans to win in those categories.

History was made when Roma, a non-english speaking film, was nominated for TEN Academy Awards (tying with The Favourite for most nominations), including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Lead Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Yalitza Aparicio became the first indigenous woman to be nominated in the Best Actress category. Alfonso Cuarón won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography and Best Director, making it the second time in a row that a mexican director wins Best Director (Guillermo Del Toro had win in that category the previous year for The Shape of Water).

That’s not to say that women and POC were overlooked this year when it comes to the principal categories. Like I said earlier, Gerwig was snubbed in the Best Director category. I say the same happened to Lulu Wang (The Farewell). In the acting categories, the most notable subs were those of Lupita Nyong’o, Awkwafina, Jennifer Lopez, Cheo Yeo-Jong and Park So-Dam.

I mean, Awkwafina won a Golden Globe for her performance in The Farewell and Cho Yeo-Jong and Park So-Dam (along with the whole cast of Parasite) won Best Ensemble at the SAG awards.

There’s still a long way to go. But the only way we’ll see true inclusion is if we fight for the inclusion of all, not just ours.

Support and celebrate projects made by black people

Support and celebrate projects made by asian people

Support and celebrate project made by latinx people

Support and celebrate projects made by people in the LGBTQ+ community

Support and celebrate projects made by women

It’s the only way in which we’ll see true inclusion in media. The more set of diverse voices we have in media, the better it will be in terms of representation.