For those of you who are aware, the Oscars weren't that long ago. I was unfortunately not able to view the show until yesterday. I remember scrolling through my Twitter and Facebook the night of and the morning after the ceremony and reading the usual Oscar comments; who wore it best, the funny jokes Neil Patrick Harris made, and the joy and sorrows of who won. The performance at the Oscars that I enjoyed the most was Common and John Legend performing "
Glory", the best original song nominee from the film
Selma. When I saw the posts saying it won best song, I was overjoyed. I thought Selma was an amazing film and was excited to see that it earned some recognition. What I failed to realize was that it was only nominated for two categories: Best film and best original song. Where were the other nominations? Surely there would be more. Best director? Best actor? Nothing else?
The Oscars always have been somewhat bias. After all, the academy decides, not the people. I don't want to delve too far into this topic for now, however, I will share this video and article from The Huffington Post about diversity at the Oscars and ask everyone to think about the time we live in and the impact this win could've had.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/20/oscars-diversity-problem_n_6709334.html
I didn't have the chance to see all the Best Picture nominated movies for the Oscars this year, including Selma. From the trailers it looked like a wonderful and truly inspiring film. I did get to see the performance of "Glory" on the Oscars and it was nothing short of beautiful. I was almost brought to tears at certain points and I was overjoyed when it won the Oscar for best song!
ReplyDeleteYes the academy decides who wins, I think a lot of people forget that it's not exactly a democracy. Hollywood is a strange world and who knows what goes on behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteI saw all of the movies and my personal favorite was selma so I would have to agree with you!
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