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9:13a, 9/9/20
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Didn't see a thread on this but figured some might like to see this.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-08/academy-oscars-inclusion-standards-best-picture

There are 4 standards and a film will have to meet at least 2 of them. The 1st standard is all about on screen representation. It would be ridiculous if they had to meet the 1st standard no matter what.

Article said this was announced in June, but maybe now the details are just coming out?
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9:19a, 9/9/20
AG
Shouldn't be a problem. All movies are now made to appease Chinese censors. Since Asian is one of the underrepresented categories, you get two birds with one stone.
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Tanya 93
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9:28a, 9/9/20
The King's Speech would never win Best Picture with these rules and then my boyfriend would not have the Best Actor Oscar.

Acting is art. It would totally change what a director can do if there are race/ethnicity requirements.
Is Spike Lee going to have to have any Asian in his movies?

I do not understand how anyone can think this is a good idea.
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9:37a, 9/9/20
What bothers me about these standards is that the major studios will adapt to meet the requirements for everything going on behind the camera but for low budget small studios and DIY types these standards will serve as a gatekeeping device.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 9:43a, 9/9/20
AG
For what it's worth The Kings Speech shouldn't have an Oscar. The Social Network should have won.
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Tanya 93
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In reply to Jim01 • 9:45a, 9/9/20
Jim01 said:
For what it's worth The Kings Speech shouldn't have an Oscar. The Social Network should have won.
Never speak ill of a movie with my boyfriend!
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 9:51a, 9/9/20
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Tanya 93 said:
Jim01 said:
For what it's worth The Kings Speech shouldn't have an Oscar. The Social Network should have won.
Never speak ill of a movie with my boyfriend!



Geoffrey Rush?
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9:54a, 9/9/20
AG
Meh, it's their award, they can do what they want. Giving studios options of different requirements to meet seems reasonable. Plus, it's not being implemented for three plus years. Seems like they've given it some thought, unlike some of the other changes they tried to make.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 9:57a, 9/9/20
AG
I didn't say the Actors shouldn't have won, but Social Network should have won Best Picture and Best Director.
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9:58a, 9/9/20
The next Star Wars trilogy should win a few Best Pics then. What is more inclusive than a movie with characters from other galaxies?
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10:16a, 9/9/20
AG
These are bare minimum requirements. It's harder to find a movie in the last 30 years that don't meet these requirements. Getting mad about these rules seems silly.

On the other side, praising the Oscars for implementing these new rules is also silly. Because again, what movie wouldn't meet this criteria?
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10:31a, 9/9/20
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In reply to TajMaballer • 10:39a, 9/9/20
TajMaballer said:
These are bare minimum requirements.

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In reply to 42799862 • 10:41a, 9/9/20
Rick Dalton said:
It's not surprising that most of the posters here are focused on the on-screen representation requirement, but that's just one of four categories and they only have to meet two of the four (and not until 2024):

Maybe because 'on-screen representation' the way they put it should have zero bearing on what was the best picture of the year. And we all know what that requirement will ultimately do to the movies that do get nominated and ones that don't. It could also incentivize sacrificing art for checking boxes, which ultimately waters down films even more.

But take that shot at the e-board posters. Hollywood has never given us any reason to question motives behind decisions like this...never at all.
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10:44a, 9/9/20
AG
Having any sort of requirements like that, on what is essentially art, is ridiculous.
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10:59a, 9/9/20
Need a fifth category for Nolan movies that requires "Need to be able to hear the dialogue".
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In reply to 42799862 • 11:57a, 9/9/20
Rick Dalton said:
Bunk Moreland said:
Rick Dalton said:
It's not dthat most of the posters here are focused on the on-screen representation requirement, but that's just one of four categories and they only have to meet two of the four (and not until 2024):
Maybe because 'on-screen representation' the way they put it should have zero bearing on what was the best picture of the year. And we all know what that requirement will ultimately do to the movies that do get nominated and ones that don't. It could also incentivize sacrificing art for checking boxes, which ultimately waters down films even more.

But take that shot at the e-board posters. Hollywood has never given us any reason to question motives behind decisions like this...never at all.
No, we all don't know what that requirement will ultimately do to the movies that do get nominated and the ones that don't. There's absolutely nothing here that prevents movies like The King's Speech, 1917, Dunkirk, Boyhood, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Saving Private Ryan, etc from continuing to get made and nominated.

But take that shot at Hollywood. TexAgs has never passed on any reason to question their motives behind decisions like this... never at all.
No possibility of a slippery slope?
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In reply to Jim01 • 12:20p, 9/9/20
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Jim01 said:
I didn't say the Actors shouldn't have won, but Social Network should have won Best Picture and Best Director.

Not to derail the thread, but say what now? From that year I'd say Toy Story 3.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 12:32p, 9/9/20
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Tanya 93 said:
The King's Speech would never win Best Picture with these rules and then my boyfriend would not have the Best Actor Oscar.

Acting is art. It would totally change what a director can do if there are race/ethnicity requirements.
Is Spike Lee going to have to have any Asian in his movies?

I do not understand how anyone can think this is a good idea.
I have bad news for your example
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In reply to 42799862 • 1:00p, 9/9/20
AG
Are you the attorney representing Hollywood in the Texags matter?
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1:14p, 9/9/20
AG
Again, I don't think there should be any credit or praise given to the Oscars, but imagine thinking "why can't I make my all white male movie with my all white male cast and all white male exec board and all white male distribution team!" and not reconsidering that there's something odd going on. Getting upset about this is just dumb.
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In reply to TajMaballer • 1:18p, 9/9/20
AG
How many times have you had to make that sort of decision about the movies you've made?
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In reply to Jugstore Cowboy • 1:19p, 9/9/20
AG
I'm not white so never
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In reply to TajMaballer • 1:21p, 9/9/20
TajMaballer said:
Again, I don't think there should be any credit or praise given to the Oscars, but imagine thinking "why can't I make my all white male movie with my all white male cast and all white male exec board and all white male distribution team!" and not reconsidering that there's something odd going on. Getting upset about this is just dumb.

Why would I waste time imagining a scenario that nobody is describing?
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In reply to Bunk Moreland • 1:32p, 9/9/20
AG
The new guidelines would prevent this scenario. This one off scenario that would never happen in today's age or any age in the last few decades. To say that these new rules will lead to a slippery slope of water down movies is a bit silly.
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In reply to GIF Reactor • 1:33p, 9/9/20
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Electrical_Ag said:
Jim01 said:
I didn't say the Actors shouldn't have won, but Social Network should have won Best Picture and Best Director.

Not to derail the thread, but say what now? From that year I'd say Toy Story 3.


I'm with you. I've never understood this boards love affair with Social Network.
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In reply to 42799862 • 1:59p, 9/9/20
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Rick Dalton said:
It's not surprising that most of the posters here are focused on the on-screen representation requirement, but that's just one of four categories and they only have to meet two of the four (and not until 2024):
  • STANDARD A: ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES
  • STANDARD B: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT TEAM
  • STANDARD C: INDUSTRY ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • STANDARD D: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Since three of the four categories are off-screen there'll still be plenty of movies that feature homogenous casts (not every historical film will look like Hamilton). There are subcategories for each point above that you can read more about here.
They've set the bar so low the standards have no almost no significance. So why have the standards in the first place? I guess to hurt indie films...
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2:25p, 9/9/20
AG
I would be interested in hearing TC's take on this, especially for the requirements behind the camera and if this will make things more difficult for smaller studios (We all know TC has got an Oscar in him)
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In reply to TajMaballer • 3:06p, 9/9/20
AG
TajMaballer said:
Again, I don't think there should be any credit or praise given to the Oscars, but imagine thinking "why can't I make my all white male movie with my all white male cast and all white male exec board and all white male distribution team!" and not reconsidering that there's something odd going on. Getting upset about this is just dumb.


I don't think anyone is arguing that. I believe they are arguing that an award given to the best movies of each year shouldn't care about what the racial or ethnic makeup of the people who made it.

It just seems like it is pandering. Like someone said above, it doesn't really affect anything other than giving certain people In the decision making process the ability to pat themselves on the back over nothing.

I guess the real issue is people are surprised the Academy is willing to pat itself on the back for essentially nothing lol
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3:24p, 9/9/20
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No aTm or TC yet?

Getcha popcorn ready.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 3:58p, 9/9/20
Tanya 93 said:

Acting is art.


If we're going to give trophys for movies, the only fair way is to take all movies made during the year and give the trophy to the one who scored the most points in each category.
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In reply to Definitely Not A Cop • 4:17p, 9/9/20
AG
I think y'all are taking my example too seriously and missing the point that this movie doesn't exist. Just poking fun at people upset at something as trivial as this. The Academy set up guidelines to stop a movie that wouldn't happen from winning Oscars. To be fair, it did get us talking about the Oscars in September, which might have been their goal all along.
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