How push for diversity has affected the Oscars l GMA

[@user-dx6kc2fg2g]

The point isn’t to award someone based on the colour of their skin. It’s that people of colour don’t get the same opportunities and same amount of Oscar worthy roles written for them as white actors

[@darrensimpson4440]

Completely agree…..it has to start with The Production of film handing out more roles behind the scenes to minorities as well in front of the screen!

[@ninadaly7639]

And yet that IS what is happening.

[@stevengreen198]

Rarely (unless it's a big franchise film) are roles written for ANY actor in mind, and to say there is such a thing as writing a "Oscar worthy" role is equally a bit daft.

[@user-dx6kc2fg2g]

@@stevengreen198 it’s not a bit daft tho is it bab. Can’t get nominated for awards for roles that aren’t there. I encourage you to watch Viola Davis in her interviews talk about how POC struggle in the industry. I doubt “Steven Green” has much experience being a person of colour but I could be wrong who knows 🤷🏽

[@RaymondHng]

Not only written for them, but cast in those roles written for them. The lead roles in _The Good Earth_ were written as Chinese characters, but they cast two white people in those roles. They bypassed Anna May Wong and cast Luise Rainer who later won her Best Actress Oscar.

[@user-CatherineDodd]

Michelle Yeoh should win for her uniquely spectacular performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. If she wins, she would become the first Asian actress to win for the top honour.

[@stardustboy94]

If wishes were horses ! It‘s going to be a white actress again.That category is reserved for white women.

[@user-CatherineDodd]

@@stardustboy94 I hope not. She can be the exception that proves the wrong. I hope the academy voters would choose Michelle Yeoh as the winner for best actress. However, there are lot of factors to take into consideration. There will be unconscious biases, political agenda, and other unforeseen circumstances we don't know about...these things happen beyond our control. We just hope for the best outcome.

[@LotsaJelloChannel]

i would love yeoh to win but i think cate blanchett clearly blows every other performance this year out of the water, including the male acting categories

[@user-CatherineDodd]

@@LotsaJelloChannel Both Yeoh and Blanchett deserve a recognition for their amazing performances. However, Blanchett has won twice before, and Michelle Yeoh’s moment is long overdue. I think the time has come to recognise an Asian actress to win the top honour for the first time in history of The Academy. And for these reasons, I would vote for Michelle.

[@izzymalik9173]

The woke crowd doesn't complain that the NBA or NFL is too black and not enough diversity

[@nancydrew1102]

Lol Black people excel in any sport 🥎🎾🏓🏉🥊🏏🏒🏂🎿🚴‍♀️⛳️🏋️‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏄🏽‍♂️🏈 ⚾️ 🏀

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@nancydrew1102 Swimming?

[@annunaki7044]

@@nghtwtchmn129 im sorry was that a joke

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@annunaki7044 No problem.

[@RaymondHng]

@@nghtwtchmn129 Figure skating?

[@jackclancy7570]

They should be awarding talented people. Not the color of their skin

[@WilliamHClarkiii]

As a person of Color I’d like to apologize for the Black community always thinking their skin color is a get out of Jail free card. Black people are not women, women’s sufferage was not civil rights. It’s cringe.

[@javonezell]

First of all you're a white man, being a racist trying to be funny. It's not cute sir. Every time we speak about diversity & inclusion & getting our just dues. Here comes the racist with their white fragility. Just stop. THIS IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE.

[@jamesoakley4570]

it's not the black community, it's the Woke community. honestly, it's mainly white people doing shit all the time trying to be a 'white saviour' and not realising they are being racists themselves. the Woke community sees in colour.

[@WilliamHClarkiii]

@@jamesoakley4570 white people Will Purposely will outcast someone trying to fix the community to elevate stuff that hurts it

[@encheknizam]

Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan for OSCAR.

[@jasonscott4366]

The report failed to mention best director. Back to back to back three years in a row of latin or mexican descent background winners. But they always fail to mention that stat.

[@ninadaly7639]

What is the point in having these award shows now? Their purpose is to give accolades to the “best”. But that is NOT the criteria anymore, so what is the point in having them?

[@lanaofficiel4042]

Talent doesn't matter anymore??? Just nominate only because of skin color now???

[@nojolie]

But havent people always been nominated because skin colour if theyre historically always white? Thats the problem

[@sontrinh3788]

It’s not the issue of talents u dumb dumb my gosh …u just want to see what u want to. The whole segment clearly explain..critical thinking much? Lack of representation, lack of people of color in the industry behind or in front of the camera due to lack of opportunity not lack of talents. Also when an actor of color get the very minimal choosers of good role they will won’t get the recognition.

[@JMac85X]

@Corll Maybe they just suck? It's like saying the NFL and NBA isn't diverse enough because it's mostly black athletes.

[@ubax0107]

@@JMac85X lol, so white people are (in acting) as to what black people are in the NBA? What’d you smoke?🤣

[@JMac85X]

@ubax0107 I'm saying why isn't they're an uproar of diversity in sports? NFL and NBA are mostly black. Why is that?

[@dacrimsoncurse]

The academy had the best chance in decades to nominated three woman of color this year, with phenomenal performances and more than 30 nominations for best actress each during the whole race Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler were snubbed, you cannot tell me some members in the academy have bias with the skin color of the actresses and their background

[@darrensimpson4440]

EXTREMELY AGREE!!!👏🏾

[@MrChaseBlue]

Uhh they just nominated two black actresses in lead two years ago, with one of them being Viola Davis as well. They don’t just nominate actors based off of skin color. And I love how this conversation always goes to black talent when that has trumped the fact that an Asian woman has been nominated for lead since how long?

[@dacrimsoncurse]

@@MrChaseBlue "they don't nominate actors based off skin color" Uhm yeah i noticed, considered less than 6% of nominees in more than 90 years were people of color

[@RaymondHng]

​@@MrChaseBlue Michelle Yeoh is the first woman of East Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Merle Oberon was nominated in the same category for 1935, but her father was British and her mother was Eurasian. Oberon kept her partial South Asian heritage hidden.

[@rics1883]

viols davis was ok, not a performance worth nom.

[@Nejictorr]

Open up roles to any race. Talent is everywhere, give them the chance to get in the room to be seen.

[@itsbeyondme5560]

Same

[@jamesoakley4570]

nah, woke hollywood wants to segregate minority into their own category, because it helps fight racism to be extremely racist.

[@FortisOne]

This entire conversation is destroying the academy's credibility. In no way should an actor have an advantage or disadvantage for the color of their skin or gender, and that is exactly how they are trying to solve the problem. And then people blame race when someone is not nominated/ wins. It is far too polarizing.

[@stsolomon618]

Story first, then Diversity second. You can have a diverse cast but if the story isn't compelling, it will not work.

[@BNatoAk]

You can't nominate someone based on their skin color!! This world is absolutely batshit crazy!

[@Matt-su5fy]

It’s clearly what people have been doing for 95 years. White affirmative action has BEEN the rule 😮‍💨

[@queen_minnieme8321]

Why are u so triggered

[@to4163]

I should hope that is not the plan. However, I have seen outstanding performances by actors of color yet they have been bypassed.

[@janechoy2073]

NO ONE is nominated based on colours!! It's a false equivalency that you are purporting here. Actors of colours can ACTUALLY be merited as their white colleagues!

[@sixtynine2856]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@stevengreen198]

At this year's BAFTA awards the nomination were very diverse but the winners at the major film awards were white, this a springboard for some to make a complaint, but as others pointed out that of the case more people if colour should of won their category, which of the winners didn't deserve to have won (and to tell them the decision would of been made on the colour of their skin) oddly none of those critics came back with any replies.

[@RaymondHng]

_Would have_ or _would've_ , not "would of".

[@inshallamiami]

Well will smith sure did his bit to help

[@dacrimsoncurse]

how did he help?

[@LotsaJelloChannel]

@@dacrimsoncurse i think that was a joke lmfao

[@jamesoakley4570]

Well he still got an Oscar. if it was a white man he would have had it taken off him. but because he's black he got to keep it and make a long speech. black privileged

[@tammypennington9495]

If people would stop saying what color, etc. Someone is, each time their name is called...this is what's causing racism!!!

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Did they win on merit or skin color......???🧐

[@SuperEgo19]

All human beings find unfairness and lack of merit unpalatable even if they say otherwise. Expect a big drop in viewers if not an outright dissolution of the Oscars because of this.

[@southerncharm1382]

Affirmative action, diversity.... all the same!!!!!!

[@doctordl7757]

Fun fact: White women were the biggest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action

[@jensteffes1887]

Stop looking at skin color!!! Talent is talent regardless of what race they are. Focus on that.

[@sontrinh3788]

Dumb bitch..talents are clearly not the issue here ….lack of opportunities and representation stupid

[@ubax0107]

Exactly, let’s give non white actors the chance to be rewarded for their talents. At last

[@jasonscott4366]

@@ubax0107 they have been. This is manufactured outrage. Its like they HAVE to win and if they dont its racism. Lets talk about how lgbt people are never nominated and never win and have never won an acting oscar except for ariana debose and even then she was “bi”

[@darrensimpson4440]

@@jasonscott4366 CORRECTION: Past LGBTQ Oscar Winners Joel Grey, Ian Mckellen, Elton John and Tate Taylor

[@jasonscott4366]

Joel grey didnt come out until 2015. So he want technically an lgbt acting winner. Elton johnnhas won twoce for original song. I said there have been literally only one winner in the acting category. Here u are talkijg about original song. Tate taylor has not won an oscar. Check your facrs

[@dobazajr]

#oscarsowhite has ended in 2017 when every acting categories (even directing) had people of colour nominees. Please stop this nonsense. Oscars is about achievement in film making not skin colour.

[@ricksassaville7437]

Maybe, just maybe if we quit just adding people of color or sexual preference to be all woke. Instead actually develop a storyline that was already diverse and let the actors act. Years ago there was a Michael Jackson movie or play that was in the news and when the performer was chosen. He didn't meet what the mob wanted and as far as I know it just died on the vine. An actor or actress should be able to portray the part as written and add their own self into the part. Do that and see what happens. OH Yeah, Hamilton.

[@nic8164]

They have been doing that it’s just they have been overlooked for their white counter parts.

[@jamesoakley4570]

​@@nic8164 modern day hollywood movies are all about political correctness and not making a good film. 99% of films made today are woke garbage that no one wants.

[@Harriz62]

Turned the Oscars into a ghetto show like the BET awards. Every year: "Oscars is so diverse, but could be more" Just stop....

[@oscarstory]

Hope for michelle yeoh will win for best actress

[@jp6565]

2:30 "had a good run so far" haha what did he mean by that

[@JMac85X]

I didn't even know the Oscar's was on. Nobody cares

[@sixtynine2856]

Great. So when Oscars is on, you're not going to have a hissy fit when you see minorities at that awards show since you don't care either way? Good on you. 😆

[@JMac85X]

@@sixtynine2856 Exactly

[@jamesoakley4570]

that's why they talk about wokeness. the Oscars is so shit no one knows its on. but talk about woke shit and it gets attention.

[@dianascrimger284]

How could tom cruise not get a nomination for top gun Maverick. The movie was great!

[@jesseseale2558]

Then hire more women and poc to the production crew: professional, start ups, and interns.

[@jamesoakley4570]

they have done, but it's been female woke activists making shit woke films and nothing else.

[@southerncharm1382]

It's killed everything!!!!

[@jamesoakley4570]

if you keep talking about diversity and the colour of one's skin, then I'm sorry, but you are the racists.

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

But for the last 5 years it didn't matter the competent stability the ability the talent there's no need for Talent there's or ability there's no need old you have to be is the right the right colored race to win the Oscars you don't need no Talent

[@dianascrimger284]

We think it is also bigoted not giving an Oscar to a star like tom cruise an Oscar because he is white! A movie that makes $1.9 billion should not be dismissed! It must be the audience favorite!

[@michaelz9892]

"inclusion" sucks.

[@okayimbackwhateverjones]

0:43 this wasn't done in like 2003...?

[@okayimbackwhateverjones]

Wow that turn of the centery wasnt really giving New Millenium was it?

[@davidpar2]

The oscars became a woke joke a long time ago; this token, pretentious, gratuitous, pandering, “current thing” move, basing awards on identity politics rather than the cinematic merits of the pictures under consideration, is just another cog in that dysfunctional machine

[@balsarmy]

I think Jango unchained was a grwat period. After that it was a path of grudges.

[@Hello_Grace]

2:30 what did he mean by that?! Uhhhhh George you better explain yourself. 😮

[@nunyabidnis5407]

Haven't watched in years and won't start now.

[@Suri-o7w]

Year after year this lack of diversity is becoming very troublesome and discouraging...😖😩😵😣😠😤😫😮‍💨😐why on GOD'S green earth would they snub and bypass overlook The woman who portrayed EMMIT TILL mother???? Even if she didn't win the Oscar 🏆 HELL!!!!! The women wasn't even NOMINATED how on earth does a fine actress like her not even deserve an honorable mention!!!! Oscarisstillsowhite!!! In 2023!!!! 😩😵😣😖😫😩

[@jamesoakley4570]

stop talking shit. stop being a racist

[@sgarhern123]

Y’all failing this country

[@lalengkimi9474]

Well, I'm sure Asian movie awards wouldn't include Hollywood, Oscar is for the American film industry!

[@RaymondHng]

Asian-American actors *_are_* American.

[@jamesoakley4570]

​@@RaymondHng yes, Asian-Americans are Americans, but Asian films are Asian, not American. you racist

[@Hello_Grace]

Soooo Asians born IN America are not Americans? That sounds super racist

[@thegoodwitch6536]

To the Oscar's, blah blah blah

[@onelife7247]

The whole thing has become too predictable with eye-rolling, stereotyped characters. #YAWN

[@kathleenweinberg]

Good afternoon everyone

[@340acr]

Hahaha this is so ridiculous

[@gaclifto]

Please just stop

[@danlove12k]

If they want to prove diversity then give Michele Yeoh best actress at Oscars

[@redx1106]

Oscars is more like awards for movies most people don’t care about what about Star Wars terminator marvel getting the Oscar

[@RaymondHng]

The Academy Award is an industry award voted by industry peers. It is not a "People's Choice Award".

[@kl.8992]

The best fix would be expanding the number of nominees. If you’re allowing 10 nominees for best picture, at least do the same for the Actinf categories

[@Utubeiscommietrash]

More pandering 🤮. Give them an award for something they had nothing to do with. You gotta love how the ratings are setting new record lows. 😂

[@See-if_I_care]

Then there is the BET Awards...😒🥱