...and scandal. Because, welp, every single nominated actor is white. Every. Single. One. Okay, no, not entirely true. There are some actors of color on the list for Rising Stars (Awkwafina, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Micheal Ward - that's not a typo unless it's their typo ;)).
The award committee is blaming the industry.
Joker has a Best Picture nomination. Part of me wants to watch it to see why people think it's high art. The larger part holds to the fact that it sounds awful and stigmatizes mental illness. Todd Phillips is nominated for Best Director and Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor (I will say, I hear his performance is brilliant and it's not his fault I avoided it). It also gets a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score, Casting, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Make Up & Hair, Sound
Readers might be interested that Apollo 11 is nominated for Best Documentary.
Unsurprisigly, Rise of the Skywalker got a Best Score nomination and one for Sound and Visual Effects.
Avengers: Endgame is nominated for Visual Effects. So, for some bizarre reason, is The Lion King.
Mostly I'm irritated that a movie that boils down to Mentally Ill People Are Dangerous And Need Help Or To Be Locked Up is winning everything. Sigh.
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