#OscarsSoWhite

In 2002 Halle Berry became the first and so far only woman of color to win the Best Actress Oscar. This video examines why it took so long and the legacy of Halle’s win as it relates to actresses today.
For more on this topic, I recommend reading Kelli Carter Jackson, Crystal Keels, Edward Mapp, Audrey McClusky, and Thomas Doherty - all of whom have work that was instrumental to this video.
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[@mariaf.602]

Viola Davis said herself that black women can't win awards for roles that don't exist.

[@outinsider]

@John Edwards Her Oscar should have been for Best Actress, not Best Supporting.

[@outinsider]

@John Edwards not to mention, Meryl is white and white actresses get leads even if they are supporting versus the expectation that actresses of color are expected to be supporting because of industry and social standards, even if they lead. Emma Stone didn't deserve her Oscar.

[@outinsider]

@John Edwards Also, Kate Winslet was only in scenes involving the actor who played Michael, and was originally considered supporting early in Oscar season 2009. So, if you are white, you are a shoo-in for lead even if you give a supporting performance. If you are not, then supporting you go, even if you lead.

[@outinsider]

@John Edwards all I am getting from this response is that white actors are allowed to be fully dimensional but black and brown actors get little to anything and have to work it regardless because according to you, they are taking up space and "crowding" opportunities for default white actors. Viola Davis should have gotten a Best Actress Oscar by now. Halle Berry should have been nominated again. Gabrielle Union should have been nominated by now. But Hollywood maintains and rewards white actors. There is work to be done, and the white gaze needs to be held accountable.

[@outinsider]

@John Edwards you work in Hollywood, yet you put it on those marginalized by the system that supports you yet not 100% them on account of their skin color on them to solve for you when you can use your privilege to take a supporting role and let them lead. You can produce and put up the money for their efforts. Something has to change because I don't go to movies where I am reflected on purpose because I support artists of color and support their voices on screen like I do in my life. It is rare that I see a movie about, starring, written, directed, and produced by white men. I have 110 plus years of the white experience on film. I am demanding marginalized voices, perspectives, and talents be supported by Hollywood. You say how hard it is for films featuring black talent to be made, picture how much harder it is to find work. Kate and Meryl don't have to worry since Hollywood rewards whiteness and they are both white. They are both women and women do need support too, and need men to support their voices and perspectives on screen as well. The issue of race and gender intersect here. Read over your responses to my comments. If you support the talent you have named, put money down and stop blaming the marginalized for the marginalization you support systemically.

[@traintracks7199]

"because while Halle Berry may have opened the door, we are still waiting on someone else to walk through." SUCH a good line to end this amazing video.

[@Tima-oz5te]

Most of her concluding statements are bomb I love these videos :)

[@zengseng1234]

Jesus! Spoiler alert much???

[@91clasSick]

Didn't really think so. It leaves all the responsobility on the black women of color to do something about not winning an oscar, which I know wasn't the intent of the person saying this, as shown throughout the video. There are other cause-effect relations that were brought up here, but then thrown out the window with this one last line for dramatic effect at the end.

[@gabelogan5877]

wlw I personally liked the line “some audiences liked to engage in ‘recreation terrorism’ against POC. “ The shade! The shade!!

[@gabelogan5877]

Stellvia Hoenheim oh, did the little klansman gets his feelings hurt. here’s a little 🍼. Suck. Suck little troll.

[@phoebeolderman1054]

Overall, there have only been eight black actresses to win Oscars for acting. Of those eight, five women won for playing maids, slaves, or abusive mothers.

[@phoebeolderman1054]

MundoJuanci She’s one of the three. Viola Davis in Fences, Jennifer Hudson in Dream Girls, and Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@MundoJuanci and where exactly did he write she did?

[@LouiseAndersen1991]

And Angela Basset should´ve won in 1994 for "Whats love got to do with it?". Viola Davis should have won for leading actress in 2017, instead of supporting.

[@huntsman145]

@Botcoin Wow... haven't seen such a perfect blend of stupidity, prejudice & agressivity as in your comment in a long while.

[@phoebexxlouise]

@@huntsman145 he's trolling, though I can't tell what his true point is. It got lost somewhere in the bullshit.

[@tonybennett4159]

One thing that should not be forgotten is that Halle Berry is a white man's idea of a hot woman of colour. When you get a great actress like Viola Davis, with her unashamed black features and skin, awarded accolades, then we know we have arrived.

[@jiminstinyhands7776]

speak on it!

[@JulianneHannes]

As Mad TV's Debra Wilson once said "Halle Berry is Mary Poppins with a tan"

[@000000AEA000000]

thats pretty true. as I first saw halle Berry and people said she was black I had to look twice to understand. I initially thought she was a latina.

[@JulianneHannes]

@@jimmy2k4o Halle Berry wasn't black enough in the pre Lupita 90s and 00s where Berry was the only black woman getting big leading roles because she was a model who didn't look black while better more talented black actresses like Alfre Woodard and Angela Basset struggled because studio executives like Harvey Weinstein considered them too black to cast and regarded them as risky investments. Halle Berry is not a good representation of the every black woman and it's harmful to the 95% of black women who don't look like Halle Berry, it'd be like if Patrick Tully from The Sopranos stole all the good black leading roles from Mashallah Ali and Idris Elba.

[@jimmy2k4o]

Julianne Hannes i got so bored reading your sordid racist whines. How about you DONT judge people by the colour of their skin.... Didn’t your parents ever teach you that?

[@tekkie7445]

I really dislike how actresses of colour are constantly hired only to play roles which have their race be important to the character. I honestly struggle to name a single movie role where a woman of colour is in a movie and could be swapped out for a white woman and the character wouldn't change.

[@fusetunes]

yeah- i totally think there should be a good balance between films where race is ingrained into the story, and those where it’s a lot more casual. poc deserve to have all sorts of roles available to them

[@jefferyjones8399]

I can think of quite a few male roles played by black actors that could be swapped but not female.

[@paulskyekahawaty6133]

1. The Bodyguard (1992) Whitney Houston as Rachel Marron 2. Ghost (1990) Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown/Rita Miller 3. Irreplaceable You (2018) Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Abbie 4. Charlie's Angels (2000) Lucy Liu as Alex Munday 5. Baywatch (2017) Priyanka Chopra as Victoria Leeds 6. The Pink Panther 2 (2009) Aishwarya Rai as Sonia Solandres 7. Avatar (2010) Zoe Saldana as Neytiri And many many more...

[@susanalopez5052]

Paul Skye Kahawaty I don’t want to be disrespectful or anything since this is quite a good list, and it really makes you appreciate those films for that, but let’s not act like this solve the problems, there are not really many many more, if you take into account all the roles in mayor movies played by , not only African Americans, but POCs in general there is a big disproportion between roles that are not related to racial struggles and the roles that are, it’s not really about there not being any but about there being no balance, also Zoe Saldana is Latina, and the fact of her being a woman of color who gets cast as the “alien” is a whole other can of worms on how poc women are only seen as exotic

[@susanalopez5052]

Honestly for as “overrated” as black panther is, the fact that it’s a film about black people not presented as stereotypes but as powerful royals is really impressive, you could change the race and setting of black panther and the story would still be fine but it would be way more boring, the fact that they are all African really enhances the film, and to me that’s the best kind of representation, when a characters race doesn’t really define the character, but it enhances the character/setting/themes so much that it becomes an integral part of the story, that’s also why I as a Mexican love coco so much, you could put it in a different setting and turn it into more of a generic afterlife story and it would be fine, but the fact that it is set in Mexico elevates the movie so much

[@GHfan4life]

I still can’t believe Angela Bassett didn’t win an Oscar for What’s Love Got To Do With It or Denzel for Malcolm X. The way they mocked Halle’s Oscar speech was upsetting. People always want to say, “don’t make it about race” but that’s the issue a lot of the time

[@randywhite3947]

I disagree Holly hunter deserved to win that year but I agree with you on Denzel

[@love_agapi_m3976]

I agree with Denzel for that role but not for the role on Training Day. IMO he didn’t deserve the Oscar on that one.

[@maddie9655]

Love yep He got a sorry Oscar for Training Day. He should have absolutely won for Malcolm X.

[@love_agapi_m3976]

Maddie Pita I totally agree!

[@maggiekarabel123]

@@randywhite3947 Denzel got the Oscar for the wrong role. And isn’t it interesting that he won for being an evil, corrupt man instead of a civil rights activist? Just saying....

[@SchaffrillasProductions]

Great video; I wholeheartedly agree that Oscars So White is really just a symptom of a larger race issue within Hollywood. The hashtag always confused me because the Oscars are just a reflection of the lack of opportunities black actresses have had since the birth of cinema and continue to have to this day. The Academy could and should be better, but they're not really the source of the problem.

[@ikexbankai]

Schaffrillas Productions yes the problem is more that just the Oscar. However the Oscar gets/has way more attention than who was hired to be a studio head. Because of that attention it’s a good place to push the conversation because more people would see it.

[@edwartvonfectonia4362]

not only blacks, but more importantly, the all minorities.

[@majormononoke8958]

miao ... Now Plaese a similar video but about native americans...

[@basquat76]

There's no race issue within Hollywood. Hollywood people cares about money and nothing else. If you can bring butts in the seat, you're hired. The majority audience is white, so the hire white guys. people like Denzel, so they hire Denzel. Is just business and nothing else.

[@oof-rr5nf]

@@basquat76 lmao nope

[@Luvie1980]

Viola Davis should get a best actress Oscar as should Angela Bassett

[@homhable]

I agree on Viola, and Angela was amazing too - but she lost to Holly Hunter who was phenomenal in "The Piano"! I think that win was really well deserved.

[@MrHootiedean]

I believe had Viola went up for Best Actress for Fences, as she did for the Tonys with the same role, she would've beat Emma Stone, and rightfully so.

[@ikexbankai]

I think Voila should have been in the Best Actress category for Fences instead of supporting and she should have won. But I think at this point if there’s anyone that’s going to walk through the door that Halle Berry opened it will be Viola Davis

[@BinuratheDarkLord]

Meryl Streep (as Thatcher) beating Viola Davis was a joke that year. Still can't get over it.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Agreed viola and angela are phonoemonal actresses that are long overdue for the best actress Oscar

[@skuLd20]

but an Asian has won Best Actress. 2016 - Emma Stone, La La Land.

[@ivanaguard9381]

Hahahahahhaa I see what you did there

[@ivanaguard9381]

I'm sorry -emma stone

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

Good one, I chuckled out loud

[@Hypotetiskt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@franklantic]

is this because she's half chinese?

[@jessicarowe9608]

"Cinema is a mirror of who we are. If we fail to reflect everyone on screen, we will not have an honest understanding of ourselves and therefore will never truely understand each other." Beautiful..

[@deroiste16]

In my opinion Whoopi Goldberg should have been the first black woman to win for Best Actress for The Colour Purple, she takes you through every emotion in that movie and deserved it. I'm a white woman and that's my opinion

[@ronaldososa]

I think it should have been Cicely Tyson

[@JRobbySh]

agree

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@ronaldososa same here it should been cicley as the first

[@deroiste16]

@@ronaldososa I have to admit I haven't seen Cicely's performance so let's just say even if Whoopi wasn't the first i think she still should have won that year

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I actually think Miss Ross should have won that year! Lady Sings the Blues is just wow @@ronaldososa

[@MuhanRouge]

The anti-miscegenation law didn't just apply to black actors but Asian and other actors of colour as well! Anna May Wong was one of the original Hollywood stars in the 1920-30s but could never play romantic leads because she was Chinese American.

[@bkrewind]

Yes! Absolutely! I talk a lot about her in my episode about Luise Rainer! She's awesome.

[@JRobbySh]

And to Indians as well. Of course, but racism had the effect of limiting the number of non- white actors and, paradoxically of increasing the number of Jews and other ethnics who could pass as white. Despite the large number of Jewish stars, there were relatively few jewish characters.

[@VentraleStar]

@@JRobbySh Ugh jews don't pass as white, by the american racial categorization the ethnic jew IS white. White is a social construct. There is not logic or DNA too it outside of phenotypes. Ethnicity is far more scientifically backed than race and isn't so rigid in phenotypical categorizations. So using ethnicity in the same discussion as a racial category is just confused. They are two different systems.

[@petersmith9254]

Muhan Rouge good

[@JRobbySh]

@@VentraleStar There was a reason why actors with "Jewish" names changed them. In the South, Jews and "Syrians" were not considered to be "white." Indeed, less than a century ago, there was a hierarchy of "whites"with the English on top of the heap.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

It’s disgusting how Halle’s career tanked after her Razzie award/ speech for Catwoman but Sandra Bullock continues to thrive after All about Steve

[@joeandrew8752]

Tanked is a strong word. She is still remembered and has been in movies since. She doesn't need to convince anyone that she can be good in a film

[@MaySins]

@Ebony Panther And Sandra Bullock can act? Sit your damn ass down.

[@CatACor21.]

Adagio Breeze She’s not a good actress.. she’s just pretty

[@mariomendoza8041]

Have you bothered looking at some of the roles that Berry has chosen since then..?

[@antoniobrooks1113]

Someone said Halle can’t act: Boomerang, Queen, Their Eyes We’re Watching God, Dorothy Dandridge, Bulworth, Losing Isaiah, Frankie & Alice, Cloud Atlas, John Wick 3, Things We Lost in The Fire, The Rich Man’s Wife, Jungle Fever... like y’all say dumb shit all the time. If Halle can’t act, then neither can women like Reese, Sandra, all the various Jennifers and Emmas... you know, White women who’ve all displayed the same acting techniques: cute, quirky and normal. What did JLaw do in Silver Linings Playbook that was so remarkable she needed an Oscar or Emma in LaLa Land or even Julia in Erin Brocovich... I’ll wait, because none of those performances even come close to Halle’s performances in films like Losing Isaiah or Things We Lost in the Fire

[@dimatadore]

So the only reason they “let” African Americans have bigger parts in cinema was to collect their audience coin. Wow... humans, everyone. What a disappointment.

[@ayati526]

*white people, everyone. What a disappointment.

[@wickermanout]

That Angela Bassett hasn't won an academy award is a disgrace. She's such a great actreess.

[@thecinematicmind]

Same for Pam Grier.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

If Madonna had played Jackie Brown or Selena in 1997, she probably would’ve gotten an Oscar nomination

[@gracegreen1859]

@@adagiobreeze8493 the irony of this is Angela was offer the part first but they couldn’t afford her or something

[@floraposteschild4184]

So far as I am aware, Yalitza Aparicio is the first Native American woman to be nominated for an Oscar of any kind. This in an awards show that focuses mostly on American-produced movies.

[@iHeartHPandTwilight]

Flora Posteschild she is Native American by technicality, if you count all people from indigenous South American groups in with North American natives. Meaning Aztec descendants are Native American, etc. It counts moreso as a win for Latinas than Native American people.

[@floraposteschild4184]

@@iHeartHPandTwilight As an indigenous resident of the Americas ( Mixtec/Triqui, who are located in Oaxaca, Mexico -- which is part of North America) she is American, more so than Latinas i.e. people of mixed or European heritage if "Latina" is defined that way. If she is not a Native American, who is? That little "technicality" is the main source of conflict in the movie. Also a source of complaint about Roma: how dare a European Mexican tell what is primarily an indigenous woman's story? Remember Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves? -- something like that. I don't think it's deserved, myself, but it's causing some controversy.

[@Nazaba09]

Flora Posteschild what the hell is a European Mexican? Alfonso Cuarón is MEXICAN and he was telling the story of his childhood memories. I’m not defending the film, I hated it actually, but if we’re gonna turn this into white Latinos vs indian Latinos, we’re gonna have a real problem. My lighter skin does not make me any less Mexican or Costa Rican.

[@floraposteschild4184]

@@Nazaba09 Well, that's an interesting perspective, but here's a clue: European-descended Mexicans were in the process of expropriating, er, stealing Native land throughout most of the time covered by the film, hence most of the conflict. And why a middle-class couple could afford TWO Native live-in maids, plus a chauffeur when they didn't feel like driving. Cleo's mother was being kicked off her land, so she couldn't go home -- remember? Now, I can understand your not agreeing with the ideology of the film, but do you really mean you haven't heard of it? I don't know where you live, so can only suggest you try to find a Native or Aboriginal inhabitant of the land your bum is parked on right now. It's possible they'll say they've always been treated with equality and fairness, and there's never been a difference between themselves and Europeans. I doubt it, though.

[@R0CKDRIG0]

I don't see how a Mexican getting an American award is of concern to Native AMERICANS.

[@RenanCMaia]

Jeanne Crain playing a "light-skinned black woman" was one of the most ridiculous things in Hollywood history!

[@JRobbySh]

Genetics is a funny thing.There are Puerto Rican families with siblings as light as Jeanne Crain and as dark as the actress who played her mother.

[@creativemindplay]

BR

[@alonealien1474]

For me, Charlton Heston as a Mexican was the most ridiculous thing ever. It killed "Touch of Evil" for me! It kept taking me out of an otherwise good movie.

[@alonealien1474]

@@JRobbySh But that is not the point, is it? If Crain was a light skinned Black woman in real life, then this logic would hold true. But she wasn't. She was a white skinned White woman.

[@JRobbySh]

@@alonealien1474 A southern black woman who was "light enough to pass" would look more like jJeanne Crain than Halle Berry or even Rita Moreno.

[@robbiecheung]

Re-watched this video after Halle Berry, the first woman of colour to win Best Actress, presented the award to Michelle Yeoh, the second woman of colour to win after over two decades. And finally, in 2023, people are making sense of the significance of the struggle of people of colour to win a major acting category at the Oscars.

[@suarezguy]

I don't think it makes sense that supporting actor/actress should be pretty dismissed or overlooked, of course not quite as prestigious or historically significant as best actor/actress but still one of 4 acting categories, with only 20 nominees, for a year is still pretty major and significant.

[@digrom3279]

"Halle berry may have opened the door..but we are still waiting on someone else to walk through" wow. Great ending. That was really really well written and delivered.

[@DJ-Daz]

And how many times did Viola Davis deserve an award? Every time she's in a film. :( And then there was Hidden Figures... The list is endless, yet the number of winners is not. :(

[@anacarolinavallarino6428]

DJ-Daz hidden figures deserved everythingggg

[@DJ-Daz]

@@anacarolinavallarino6428 It's 5 years old... and it STILL deserves to win this year! :-)

[@poett8875]

I still find it baffling that Viola Davis didn’t win for “The Help” and even more baffling that Taraji P Henson wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar for Hidden Figures.

[@aleportillo321]

This channel needs more subscribers!! You are great!

[@joshdaws1151]

Couldn't agree more. I wish I could ever be so eloquent and thorough. I am in awe!

[@abc92800]

uhh last time i checked she was at 26k.. now at 45!

[@majormononoke8958]

miao ... Now Plaese a similar video but about native americans...miao ... Now Plaese a similar video but about native americans...miao ... Now Plaese a similar video but about native americans...

[@ageeblue752]

yes great channel and it needs more vids :)

[@sunlitegodis]

This video made me subscribe! looking forward to more good stuff!

[@popland1977]

The industry was historically racist. There's no doubt about it

[@sg_4998]

*is still racist

[@crushinglove7087]

also america is racist

[@deezxc]

I don’t know that “was” is the proper tense to use.

[@Nicole-rj4xz]

Food is racist. Oxygen is racist. Cars are racist. Cats are racist. Tables are racist. Water is racist. Money is racist.

[@BRockandriffs]

Are you consciously making a bad faith argument?

[@carolynambrose830]

I love this channel. It's so refreshing to listen to an intelligent, cultured woman discuss the challenges of women in the film industry, which are numerous & varied.

[@oof-rr5nf]

I KNOW RIGHT I am really very fond of the video essays/film analysis community of KZbin but it does feel a tad dude-heavy at times lol.

[@forgetfulstranger]

Then you'll also like the channel "The Take(Screenprism)"

[@deewells4259]

I AGREE!

[@ethannielson942]

A brilliant summation of what it means to be a woman of color in the film industry. I don’t know who the author is but she is obviously, an old soul. She specializes in female actresses and their challenges in the film industry. She is brilliant. I was an actor in ‘’Hollywood’ when I was a young man and she hits the nail on the head every time. From the sheer level of first hand experience, this young woman knows what she’s talking about. Beautifully researched and eloquently spoken. By the way, I met Olivia de Havilland while a Tour Guide at Universal Studios in 1977. An extraordinary actress, an even greater human being. She was quite simply, kind. And that to a 21 year old unknown actor in Los Angeles was worth its weight in Gold.

[@Lafemmefutile]

I’m an immigrant in the US and I’m always amazed that this country is taking so much time to integrate and get on with it. I keep hearing all the time “first AA to do X, Y, Z” when these people have been here since as long as whites. Not hearing about native Americans either. People are not gonna tell me these groups lack talent, energy, curiosity, a rich inner life or that their human stories are not worth being told. It’s quite embarrassing and weird that Hollywood and white people believe everyone else should be able to project themselves through whiteness but they themselves are unable or unwillingness to do the reverse.

[@morley364]

I've heard people say there aren't Native actors because "there's almost no natives left" or "their chiefs forbid them to use technology"- like excuse me?! Where the hell are you learning these things?!

[@TrippyKitty08]

"no such thing as black park rangers"??? WTF? Lol guess there aren't black lawyers, cops, doctors, pilots, or zookeepers either >.>

[@Nicole-rj4xz]

Alyssa Stehle Either there's black lawyers and doctors or America is racist and there aren't any black doctors or lawyers.

[@ArnisKaye]

Even if that were true, it's a movie, who cares? No one is going to storm out of the theater because a black park ranger is too unrealistic while watching a film that is probably unrealistic anyway.

[@ArnisKaye]

@Eddie at The LMV Yes that's true, yet it still did well at the box office and won Oscars. More recently people complained about The Hunger Games having black people in it period yet it still was a box office success. My point is that studios act like any kind of diversity will kill the industry when often it ultimately does the opposite. People might complain but complaints aren't the same as demanding money back or no one going to see the movie. Studios back off too soon and no one has a chance to get used to anything. If people who live in a bubble keep seeing black lawyers or Asian park rangers or gay dystopian characters, you get used to it and it's not so strange anymore. Studios just don't have the spine to pop the bubble vision of the world despite monetary benefits that can be gained.

[@davy209]

It’s so stupid I know, didn’t Denzel play a black lawyer in Philadelphia? That casting director doesn’t know how to do their job!

[@thebrightcube7817]

CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHELLE YEOH! SHE FINALLY MADE HISTORY WITH HALLE BERRY AND WON BEST ACTRESS!

[@tekkie7445]

I always found it interesting that Halle Berry is the ONE woman of colour to ever win best actress, and also one of the wins that has been disputed as 'undeserving' the most also. Same goes to Whoopi Goldberg, many don't believe either actress deserves the win.

[@paulskyekahawaty6133]

True, the best performances were not even nominated that year -- Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr.) and Isabelle Huppert (Piano Teacher). As for Whoopi, it's actually one of the best Oscar winning performance in supporting role, in fact she's the first actress to have won Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for same role, if I'm not mistaken.

[@tekkie7445]

Paul Skye Kahawaty agreed it isn’t a dramatic role but she completely stole the show in Ghost and is the most memorable character in the movie - I hope for more comedic roles getting Oscar love. Tiffany Haddish deserved a nomination for Girls Trip in my opinion.

[@bobunitone]

Whoopi has an EGOT, never forget (if you count day time Emmy)@@paulskyekahawaty6133

[@jamilabrownie]

Tekkie74 It’s interesting how dramatic performances are always considered to be award worthy versus comedic

[@agirlwithdreams15]

Tekkie74 Same with Black Panther and its' wins and nominations.

[@daffyphack]

Another problem is that Monster's Ball has long since been eclipsed by Halle's immediate post-Oscar slump. She received a lot of coverage as the first black main Bond girl (I think there are maybe 2 in the past), but it was in Die Another Day. She gets criticized for that performance, but honestly it's not even in the top 10 problems with that movie. And then of course, Catwoman, which is a one-word punchline for movie fans.

[@whiplashfilms]

One hopes that with her being in John Wick 3 she can maybe finally move on

[@meritofapproval]

daffyphack She was actually quite splendid in "Frankie & Alice" (2001), where she portrayed someone with multiple personalities. She got far less attention for that than she should have, and dare I say it was a more arresting performance than "Monster's Ball".

[@jessicad4364]

I'm sorry but I loved her Catwoman

[@wantonladyful]

A black woman can sell out just like the white actresses. That's progress.

[@jeffreyturner7678]

Monsters Ball was an OK performance, but far from her best....I thought it was just a cartoon character and highly sexualized- she can do better. Pains me this is the performance we talk about- it was a vote for the black performers- not for the BEST

[@ammo6413]

7:47 Whitney somehow dominated the music and film industry without ever winning an acting award. WOW. Her acting career is so underrated I'm just now realizing. LITERALLY LEGENDARY. LOVE YOU WHITNEY MY LEO SISTER.

[@Price_of_Fame]

God, please never stop making videos. Do every winner in every category if you must!

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I would LOVE if she did the Supporting Actress awards too lol especially since that category has awarded more women of color

[@kaidrain]

Your channel is AMAZING! Each video is well written and researched. I was wondering if you could do a video around Asian actresses or even actors? I’ve always felt like in the “fight” for diversity in Hollywood, Asians as a people have gotten lost in the shuffle. The thought really started to, I guess, urk me when I realized Sandra Oh is the first ever Asian woman to win a best Actress award for the Golden Globes. This is really just a thought lol. Anyways, I love your videos!

[@AllGreyEverything]

I think Americans, in general, tend to "other" Asian cultures to an extreme and hold deeply ingrained stereotypes about them and only like to see those beliefs reinforced on screen. If they weren't fighting, being ice-cold "dragon ladies", doing sex work or being wise and mystical... Hollywood had no place for Asians. When it comes to representation, I think we've maybe done ourselves a disservice perpetuating the idea that we are "close to white" and content with being "the acceptable minority" to white Americans. It's complicated...and would make an excellent video.

[@bkrewind]

hey! yeah - i feel you. I'm hoping to touch on more of this soon. I do get into Anna May Wong a bit in my Luise Rainer episode if you're interested!

[@JRobbySh]

Asians have not yet asserted their political roles.

[@kevlow9494]

Couldn't agree more. Shoplifters for example has Oscar worthy lead and supporting performances.

[@kevlow9494]

I remember Rinko Kikuchi in Babel, though she was supporting.

[@AllGreyEverything]

You continuously manage to be visually stimulating, informative and engaging. This is some of the most incredible content on KZbin and I thank you for it.

[@samp.3117]

agreed!

[@phillinsogood]

If lupita doesn’t win for her role in “US” I would be highly upset she acted the hell out of that character

[@zairemoorer9666]

Wasn’t even nominated 🙄

[@phillinsogood]

Zaire MSP ikr I was so upset that movie was literally the y’all of the town especially on social media for months smh

[@teriverse]

still mad to this day. she was exceptional in "Us".

[@RenanCMaia]

So sad to know that no black actress was nominated twice in the lead category... 😲

[@ronaldososa]

Viola Davis would have been the first one if she had campaigned for Fences in lead.

[@Gemnist98]

Ronaldo Sosa True, but worse yet, she probably would not have won had she went for that category because Emma Stone hype. I’ve even heard Viola choose Supporting herself over Denzel’s wishes so that she could be a certified lock on winning an Oscar.

[@KSP30]

@@ronaldososa Viola! Amazing in Fences ❤️ amazing In everything she does. For Ma Rainey ugh she killed it.

[@derrionbrown3923]

You are a genius. Keep up the inspirational work. Happy Black History Month!

[@camillejohnson4066]

Thank you for creating this video! The Oscars and it’s relationship with black audiences and actresses is continuing to evolve but let’s never forget it’s dark and isolated past smh

[@vistaestrada]

The excitement you feel when you realize “Be Kind Rewind” just posted a new video! 🎥☺️

[@michaelcain9324]

Yes, Viola, Angela and Whoopi were robbed in their years for best actress. As were practically EVERYONE involved in the movie Eve’s Bayou. Love this channel!

[@prashantsingh9068]

Yes every black actress was robbed according to you. Get a life loser.

[@ethannielson942]

Michael Cain Remember Alfre Woodard in CROSS CREEK was nominated but did not win. This film established her as an actress in the film industry.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@prashantsingh9068 who said that??? you a undercover racist

[@prashantsingh9068]

@@Kevin-rg3yc hi! Weirdo. Now go back to your hole.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@prashantsingh9068 shut the hell all you're here doing is cursinf people out for talking about diversity in Hollywood. You're the real loser get a life and fix your undercover racism

[@raymondmedel1879]

Watching this just makes me so sad that the only major nomination Beale Street has is for Regina King, the whole cast was superb and in any other year they could have filled out every major category

[@revuesdeminuit4071]

Raymond Medel dont even get me started on how snubbed Beale street, sorry to bother you, and blindside were, from all categories. I’ll write a damn dissertation.

[@princessdior9]

@@revuesdeminuit4071 yes! sorry to bother you and blind spotting were phenomenal. and Beale street not being in the best picture category really didn't make any sense!

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@revuesdeminuit4071 Ohhh yes beale street was snubbed left and right. I think the entire cast should filled up the acting category at the Oscars

[@percyweasley9301]

Raymond Medel The competition was very strong that year with multiple outstanding performances. That's the reason I think.

[@Gemnist98]

King mainly got it because she was the highest profile actor in that movie, having been an underrated tour-de-force for over two decades (remember her role in Jerry Maguire?). I’m just glad the movie had Barry Jenkins hype all over it, because otherwise it probably would not have been nominated AT ALL.

[@BlackBoiBi]

I have no words for how amazingly insightful and concise your videos are.

[@berlineczka]

7:45 "The studio's excuse: oversees audiences weren't interested in stories about Aftican-Americans" Me (a white non-American, so a member of oversee audiences): What? o.O What shouldn't I be be interested in that? If the story is good, I don't care if the people who play it don't look like me. Or of the story is not relatable to my life. I don't look like white actresses either (I am not as pretty, or thin, or tall, or fit...). I am not a pirate, and I like movies about pirates. I am not a soldier, a lawyer, a singer... If the story is good, it's good. I can watch it even if it doesn't resemble me. I have a mirror for that, and the film industry from my country.

[@sunnydaze80]

they still use that excuse today.

[@cathprudence3829]

I'm From South America, and I watch movies with all races, but , unfortunately, in my country when a movie has characters which are all black people, the movie bomb. Unless it's black panther, but that's a marvel movie.

[@Trixtah]

And in countries where we aren't as stupidly racist as Americans, we really don't give a crap. Well, some people will, but apparently not as much as the most profitable movie industry in the world. I mean, we all like to see people "like us" in movies. Do they not think there are no black or brown people in other countries of the world? They can't even blame China, because no Chinese or other Asian-descended actress has won an Oscar.

[@moustik31]

ageed. maybe we don't weigh enough? (I'm French and my family ha been religiously watching all Denzel Washington movies)

[@ikexbankai]

I think at this point if there’s anyone that’s going to walk through the door that Halle Berry opened it will be Viola Davis. Tbh she should have been up for Best Actress, and won, for Fences instead of winning Supporting.

[@outinsider]

Emma Stone ruins everything

[@ikexbankai]

outinsider lol... I actually like Emma Stone. I just think Viola was much of a lead as Denzel Washington was. She should’ve been put in the lead category. If she was put in that I think there’s no questions that she would’ve beat Emma

[@outinsider]

@@ikexbankai no doubt.

[@prashantsingh9068]

Viola Davis was supporting in Fences. Do you even understand the meaning of lead? Lead means story focus is on that character but in Fences, Viola's character revolved around Denzel's.

[@prashantsingh9068]

Best Actress that year was Natalie Portman and Amy Adams who was snubbed and in her place a TV movie performance by Ruth Negga was nominated. Also in that eventual category Isabelle Huppert gave the best performance, 10x better than Viola.

[@keirmarbasilio6231]

IMHO, both Viola Davis and Gabourey Sidibe should have won, even though I love both Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock.

[@supermilkchan123]

Literally anyone else should have won best actress instead of sandra bullock. It will always baffle me that she won an award for that role.

[@blupunk01]

Bullock's win was made even worse by the fact that it was for portraying the worn out white savior trope.

[@liteflightify]

I would have taken Mulligan in 2009 and Williams in 2012. But Davis was more worthy than Streep. And god, Bullock's win is just the worst. It's even more shameful considering she would have been a perfectly fine winner a few years later for Gravity.

[@smurfyboy92]

@@liteflightify Completely agreed her performance in Gravity was 10x better than in The Blind Side

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

I agree-- I always pretend that she won for Gravity. Because that other movie is just offensive and deserves its own scathing review@@liteflightify

[@jhhone]

Berry's most impressive aspect of her performance is acting as if a human being could actually be sexually attracted to Billy Bob Thornton! He's repellant in every way! Even 'degalmed' Berry was still attractive! I'd like to see the hashtag 'Oscars so black'. Will, we ever see where the acting categories all non-white? Probably not but that would be true progress! Even in 2019... the Oscar favorite Regina King is actually a lead role but at least she was nominated!

[@ronaldososa]

Have you seen Beale Street? Regina King is not even close to being a lead. She disappears for the whole second act of the movie.

[@Darlan_Ferreira]

say that to angelina jolie lol

[@Bcamargo27]

It blows my mind that Halle Berry is the ONLY black actress in history to win the Oscar for Best Actress. The industry is so racist! BTW I love this channel! Fantastic videos!

[@ronaldososa]

Whoopi Goldberg for The Color Purple and Viola Davis for The Help came really really close.

[@JRobbySh]

No, Hollywood is plutocratic.

[@ronaldososa]

@@johnyzero2000 Those were in Supporting

[@MrSpaceRaptor]

As Ronaldo said those were supporting wins, I think there's also a larger conversation to be had about Octavia and Lupita's wins, one playing a maid in what is essentially a white saviour movie, and one playing a slave that is routinely abused, raped and brutalised throughout the film. Not to say they didn't deserve their wins, but rather those wins reflect the types of black roles the Academy recognises and that so many decades after Hattie McDaniel's win, black women are still stuck playing subservient roles.

[@prashantsingh9068]

So true Film Industry is racist as opposed to the great real world, corporates and other Industries? Isn't it? There were black presidents in 1930s to 1990s but racist Hollywood didn't gave roles to black people despite that. So sad.

[@autumn975]

The lack of diversity in the entertainment industry is definitely sickening, yet nothing new 😔 Creative, quality work by POC in all roles is often overlooked or devalued, and its truly sad. ✊🏾✊🏾thank you for this video.

[@HAL-vm3wn]

Could you please do Meryl Streep vs Viola Davis in 2012?

[@darrelhicks9740]

I remember watching the Oscars that year. I still believe Viola deserved it over Meryl

[@alpe1987]

Thinking back I felt that year in Best Actress was a dead heat. With Meryl winning Golden Globes and BAFTA & Viola winning critics choice and SAG this was the most competitive year for that category. I was hoping for Viola to win but Meryl had to be Meryl Streep and give a Tour de force performance as Margaret thatcher. I love both women and that particular year was the most battled year for women’s performances

[@MikeSmith74653]

@@alpe1987 Blame it on Harvey Weinstein for screaming it!!!

[@outinsider]

Wouldn't that just amplify the point of this video, and the last one about Harvey Weinstein's influence in Hollywood and the Academy Awards?

[@HAL-vm3wn]

@@outinsider i still want to see it ...

[@hcpsdaviesrp]

I was just thinking yesterday how it had been a bit since your last upload and I thought to myself "I bet the video she's working on right now is going to be stellar"

[@alpe1987]

Hattie McDaniel winning for Gone With The Wind is still something to not ignore even though we know the history of stereotyping for black actors. In looking in to her performance she was the strongest character in the whole film. If anything I think there was more criticism of Prissy and not to say there was criticism of Mammy but I understand why the criticism are founded. I so wanted Viola Davis to win for THE HELP but Meryl had to be Meryl and give a phenomenal performance in THE IRON LADY and I also notice something with Davis’ Oscar nominations. Her nominations were with characters that took place in the 60s. It’s interesting that black men have more chances in the leading categories then supporting. I hope that new structure of AMPAS leads to more people of color to have more a presence in the years ahead.

[@JRobbySh]

Agree. She played her role was like that of a nannie in an aristocratic household. A servant, but never servile. The personal bond between her and Scarlet was unbreakable.

[@larrydirtybird]

Mammie was one of the smartest people in the movie, if not the smartest. She could see through all the BS. Unlike all the other characters including Rhett, Scarlett could never fool her.

[@JRobbySh]

@@larrydirtybird She loved Scarlett.

[@WellingtonOliveira_well_author]

This channel is underrated! Amazing videos. I love all of them. Very, very well researched and done.

[@Timeforthaunted]

You have outdone yourself! This essay was amazing and videos like these will help (with nuance) open the eyes and explain the systemic problem Hollywood has in terms of minorities. I would love to see your take on this year's oscar race. Yalitza would be my frontrunner but oh my god... would it happen?

[@ronaldososa]

It definitely won't happen, the only person who could beat Glenn Close is Olivia Colman, but Glenn will still win. Marina could win, though it's highly unlikely.

[@susanalopez5052]

Won’t happen at all, being Mexican I would love if yalitza won, but it won’t happen not only because of the obvious racial bid but also she is not that big of a star, an actress winning for their film debut is very rare, plus It’s Glenn’s turn to win already, still I feel like yalitza nomination is extremely groundbreaking and a big accomplishment in by itself, not only for Mexicans but for all minorities and foreign films being more appreciated by the academy

[@susanalopez5052]

Jose Antonio Busquets Whoelheartedly agree, she’s still Mexican tho... her nomination should be something that all Mexicans celebrate, specially because she is an indecency’s woman who beat Hollywood’s biases

[@msdisco85]

I thought it was interesting that you mentioned that Halle's win and reaction was treated more like a joke, than a serious reflection. Also, I didn't know it was not that long after 9/11. I remember the 2003 awards being controversial because of the iraq war, and who was or wasn't going to attend (and Nicole getting the sympathy award for not winning in 2002).

[@RobertoLorenzPianist]

I can't believe how much I always long for a new one of these videos. They amaze me everytime.

[@elwoodedhippopotamuspancakes]

Your videos are exquisite! I am preparing to undertake my postrgraduate studies next year and want to write my thesis on the socio-political history of the Academy Awards so your videos speak to me and my niche perfectly. Thank you for doing such beautiful work.

[@residentevil4life]

good video but can we just talk about how when it comes to the Oscars practically all the films and roles that are nominated are all films where race is a big issue. Even in a movie Black Panther race is brought up when it comes to how Wakanda is seen and Killmonger's backstory. God forbid we ever get a movie like The Wife except with a black cast nominated where race is never brought up.

[@mapleberry11]

and The Wife should've been nominated as Best Motion Picture rather than Black Panther, imo. It's just better, technically and artistically. But here comes the hypocrisy of the Academy, they put a Marvel blockbuster in that category, so they can be at peace with themselves when people ask them why there are not enough minorities nominated.

[@ziegfeldgirl99]

@@mapleberry11 Just because you didn't like something, that doesn't mean it's impossible for other people to like it and it doesn't mean that the movie itself was actually bad. The movie just wasn't for you, and that's fine. But Black Panther had a number of different messages -- important messages -- that don't get any attention in mainstream films. And the film meant the world to a huge group of kids who never thought they'd see someone that looks like them play a hero, and at the end of the day, the feelings that those kids had because of Black Panther means more than what's better "technically and artistically".

[@KTK44]

@@ziegfeldgirl99 Absolute rubbish. Why have we come to a point were you have to look like a certain someone to be able to relate to that person? You're basically saying that all that matters is color. White can only relate to whites, black can only relate to blacks, asians to asians etc. It's ridiculous and now we're doing the same with Captain Marvel pretending girls can't relate to male heroes or that there hasn't been women they could relate to before or in Black Panderings case black heroes. This whole SJW day and age needs to stop. You're not fighting racism by pointing out colors and races, you're doing the opposite. And here's a fun fact for you, Black Pandering stereotyped every single white character making them dumb clowns that had to be rescued by the Wakandans (just like Ghostbusters 2016 made every male character a dumb clown that had to be rescued by the female characters), so in actuality the people behind Black Pandering didn't use their opportunity to make a movie that spoke about equality at all. There's been made plenty of far better movies that deals much more subtle and clever with a very important subject such as racism. Nominating Black Pandering was a ploy to get more views considering the Academy Awards the year before was at an all time low in terms on viewers and furthermore was in shambles with not having a host etc. Black Pandering is a mediocre mess. By the way Blade is a black superhero, guess you all forgot about him.

[@amil6353]

residentevil4life 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@K.YouTube2]

@@KTK44 List 10 mainstream black superheroes since Blade. 🤔 Representation is not the end all be all but it certainly matters. Only someone who has never been in a position where all media protrays worlds and lives that exclude you or only include you in a negative light would think it doesn't matter. It's funny how on the channel ASIANBOSS, where they interviewed Koreans about their thoughts on Black Panther, how many of them were surprised ro see black people in stories that weren't about violence, drugs or hip/hop. I can't decide if your comment is incredibly naive or deliberately obtuse. Either way, these are thoughts best kept to yourself as your ignorance/prejudice is showing. It's not cute. 👋🏾

[@kkcastingassistant2377]

Thank you for all your hard work... Great way to get in the Oscar mood!!!! Thank you for every video.. you are so talented!!!

[@MaryamofShomal]

My girl got her Oscar for a Jezebel role that required her to ride a dude named Billy Bob topless. Denzel - who should’ve won for Malcolm X, plus a million other films - got his Oscar for playing the big scary black dude to Ethan Hawke’s virtuous white cop. And then they wonder why we don’t care about the Oscars 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@levia9349]

Yaah if she didn't do that scene she wouldn't win oscar

[@suarezguy]

A big part of the praise for Denzel in Training Day was because the role was so different from him generally playing virtuous characters, that's weird and maybe even unfair but understandable.

[@andresland182]

The quality and content of your videos...wow, mind blowing. You do not post every week but the wait is worthy, it is amazing to see what you offer and the discussion you bring to the table. I wish you spoke on Yalitza Aparicio's nomination (first indigineous woman from Latin America-maybe from the Americas- to be nominated and just the fourth latina to be nominated as best actress) why? If you could see and read the so many negative comments mocking her coming from latino people themselves (even Mexican actors of dramas "telenovelas") you could not help but wonder where they come from and what kind of reality it shows.

[@momoiida5505]

Helen Mirren seemed genuinely moved by Halle's Oscar win moment.

[@Drunkenlove16]

I need some Joan Fontaine or the saga of Swank vs Benning! So happy you are back and hope you pull off a Shorty victory, been voting everyday.

[@bluedasher74]

Swank had two astonishing performances both times that she won. There was no real competiton in either matchup between Swank and Bening.

[@mentonerodominicano]

What is her category for the Shorty?

[@Drunkenlove16]

@@mentonerodominicano Best Educational Series!

[@Drunkenlove16]

@chiara but all we got was "she won for suspicion" ginger rogers got a career oscar while Joan arguably deserved it for Rebecca, same narrative as when Bette Davis won her first of a make up oscar and Joan Fontaine's legacy deserves to be separate from Oliva De Havilland's.

[@Drunkenlove16]

@@bluedasher74 disagree there. Boys Don't Cry YES 100% deserved but Million Dollar Baby was Swank playing herself but instead of a scrappy Actress she boxes. It covers the repeated young upstart vs the seasoned vet and also the long suffering vet ala Glen Close or Geraldine Page or Miss Amy Adams.

[@huhnahmai934]

They will never let Viola Davis win over Meryl Streep. Meryl is their golden girl. They are just as good as each other but Viola talks to much. She is too vocal about thier BS so she doesn’t get a treat. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ I love them both but if it was gonna happen, it would have. And if it happens now it’s just pandering.

[@joshtemples8398]

You give such an honest and non-combative analysis of a BIG issue that literally comes out of our televisions at us every single day - one that I myself have followed with intense interest. There’s a reason I constantly return to your channel for these videos. Please keep making them; they sustain many of us! Cheers!

[@IvanMejia1991]

Sandra Bullock winning over Gabourey Sidibe is the most clair example of the industry discrimination. #OscarsSoWhite

[@teletubbiestunetwister9570]

Sadly, it's not that she opened the door... She was allowed to walk through it and then it was shut.

[@angelcastaneda529]

Be Kind Rewind, I would like to see someday your favorite or least favorite Best Actress Winners :)

[@ronaldososa]

@@meeunice Saoirse Ronan wasn't nominated that year. In my opinion it should've been Isabelle Huppert

[@lovelykiller7077]

@@meeunice for me Isabelle Huppert should have won it

[@kevlow9494]

@@lovelykiller7077 I agree! She should've been nominated for L'avenir too.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

Huppert should have won-- I know the Academy likes awarding young actresses to launch and/or position their staying power in the industry, but Huppert had an amazing year that awards season@@meeunice

[@prashantsingh9068]

Holly Hunter won every Best Actress that year for her haunting performance including Cannes Best Actress. Angela won only Golden Globe because they had two categories. So don't discredit Holly's magnificent performance.

[@alexandrabillings99]

Incredible as always. I am still waiting for you to come to USC and lecture for me. You are a true revolutionary. Thank you for your courage and your glorious gift Sincerely, Alexandra Billings

[@DualGrey93]

Wow I'm honestly continually in awe of how well crafted your videos are. In particular this topic is something that the industry and the Academy are still in need of fixing. Fantastic work!

[@machturtlepresents]

I realize it's not entirely within your scope as a channel, but I'm a little surprised you didn't cover her post-Oscar win work the same way you touched upon that of Dandridge, Bassett, etc. It's true that Berry has consistently worked since Monster's Ball (barring what appears to be a brief gap in her filmography from 2008-09), but with the possible exception of the X-Men franchise, little of her output has been well-received. She consistently shows up on lists of Oscar winners with the worst post-Oscar output, and whether that's deserved or not, there's an analysis there that's just begging to be written. Anyway, that quibble aside, yet another amazing video.

[@KoKo-xh4cd]

A severely under-subscribed channel. Excellent videos, great narration!

[@bouncyshak]

Great video. Can you cover the battle and blooper between La La Land and Moonlight next?

[@percyweasley9301]

There was no battle. The stupid crew member made a mistake, gave the wrong envelope to the presenters.

[@Ryan07_20]

@@percyweasley9301before the ceremony, there was a battle on which would win best picture cause la la land was such a clear front runner but moonlight was topping every critics list and getting more attention prior to the ceremony

[@renatateofilo9887]

Congratulations, this is the best channel ever. Congratulations on your research. I'm from Brasil.

[@kr5746]

So I just wanted to remind you today, in case no one told you today, YOU'RE AWESOME! thank you for these. You're brilliant.

[@Bonas]

"Cinema is a mirror of who we are. If we fail to reflect everyone on screen we will not have an honest understanding of ourselves and, therefore, will never truly understand each other." So precise. Wonderful video!

[@peteradaniel]

My heart leaps every time I get a message telling me you have a new video. I love this channel.

[@jodjam]

Love this channel, one of the few that I dont put into 'watch later' and watch it as soon as I see a new video in my subscriptions.. Great video!

[@deadgirlproductions3830]

wow love this. Would love to see you cover Whoppi winning for ghost as repair for her not winning for the color purple i.e Bette Davis in dangerous

[@AyeSunny22]

How come there was no mention of Halle Berry being half white? Which I’m sure was part of the reason she won.

[@RP.123]

Hollywood has been using that excuse regarding overseas markets for decades. I'm African-American and I have watched Crazy Rich Asians at least 4-5 times. I thought it was a good movie, not an Asian movie. It's sad that when there is a predominately black cast, it's automatically lumped into "black movie cinema" yet black people go to the movies all the time and will support any film that has zero black actors in it.

[@TheBoringAddress]

As always, channels like these alone compensate for, like, 75% of KZbin's content. Amazing Consider how many times an acclaimed white actress is said to be "the new" or the heir this or that actress from a previous generation. That's a conversation that could keep a group of film buffs engaged way past closing time, and as simplistic as it might appear, it allows an actress (in this case) within a certain narrative, which is not a bad thing for a career, even as limited as roles for women can be, white actresses still have a diversity of paths to choose from. And when it comes to Oscars, you even have the benefit of proper metrics: "This actress is so much like this other because she also was nominated multiple times and never won", "these actresses both won Oscars early in their careers and were considered sweethearts". But now, how easily (or how often) could we apply this game to black actresses? The sample size, at least by using the Awards metric, is so narrow, that it is a major challenge to establish their historical predecessors ("First, only different" as Shonda Rhimes says). This doesn't happen in the same way to black actors, where you can trace a line from Sydney Poitier to Denzel to Michael B. Jordan, for example. Moving forward, and as more and more black actresses start getting better roles, it would be great to dive deeper into the history of roles for black women beyond the mainstream studio system (pre-code, B movies, those directed by black people) and rediscover new points of reference.

[@insertnamehere3971]

great comment!

[@maggierobins7728]

awesome video! Can you make a video about how people like Myrna Loy, Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, and Deborah Kerr never got an Oscar, and the fact Myrna never even got a nomination.

[@Solitaire_Guy]

Really is a shame these three actresses never won a competitive Oscar. Especially Irene Dunne who had five nominations. Check this out on just how good Irene Dunne is kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXOZmXuro7ZoatU

[@RenanCMaia]

Greta Garbo too! And many of them lost to overrated Luise Rainer.

[@JRobbySh]

Or the fact that the year after Ms. Dunne died, she was ignored by those who put together the tribute to those who had passed.

[@JeremyCabalona]

Another great video, wow! I can’t wait to see Sandra Bullock for THE BLIND SIDE

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

Ohhh yes gabourey sidibe should been the second African American best Oscar winner that night. Her performance in precious is still an emotional rollercoaster when watching

[@sweetbitter2]

Yesss such a boring year to the Oscars

[@sybilpv638]

@@Kevin-rg3yc I agree. I mean Bullock was not bad, but Sidibe's performance in Precious was PHENOMENAL and incredibly powerful. She deserved that oscar and she was robbed.

[@bluedasher74]

Precious was a ridiculous movie! I'm shocked anyone took it seriously. Sandra's film made over $250 million at the domestic box office. It was a career award but who cares?

[@LeeMubai33]

@@bluedasher74 Are you saying ticket sales equal quality?

[@everydaymarvin2490]

You really broke this down well! I enjoyed watching this and now better understand what was and still is going on. Keep up the good content! Best, Marvin 😀

[@janlet627]

That was a bitter sweet Oscar win. Halle's character in Monster's Ball was such a negative stereotype of Black women.

[@ignagalindo]

Thank you very much for this. Through a somewhat banal theme, you show us the oppressive reality that we still passively perpetuate as spectators. I celebrate the fact that you take the time to do it in the most serious way. Really, thank you.

[@sg_4998]

This is the one I’ve been waiting on 😭

[@saint_silver]

This channel is just amazing, unbelievable

[@CueTheTrumpets]

One of my favorite channels I've come across this year. Great content.

[@lovelydiva06]

I have to say black winning oscars don’t seem to have to same effect on their careers as other races of women winning oscars, Halle berry career didn’t exactly take off once she won an oscar, it actually kinda went stagnant and the movies she did afterwards weren’t really considered good but there’s so many fantastic black actresses in Hollywood who have given Oscar worthy performances that weren’t maids slaves drug addicts or whores and yet they weren’t recognized and if they were still didn’t win, I’m still angry about Whoopi Goldberg and the color purple not winning a single Oscar, it was such a slap in the face, she was fantastic in it and really showcased her voting chops and range as a comedian, maybe they’ll get their due one day

[@suarezguy]

A lot of actors seem to go through a slump and/or make bad decisions after winning.

[@Freddynotsoready]

The video was very on point but also remember that POC doesn’t only mean black it mean all persons of color too.

[@alexjohnson8652]

I think this might be your best video to date and that is saying something. Genuinely fantastic work!

[@blackherz]

Viola Davis could have been second african american actress lead actress oscar winner, but she decided to go supporting for Fences. Also, can we talk about how asian american actors are also shut down lately? Zhang Ziyi, Hong Chau, Steven Yeun, Michelle Yeoh... It seems people in America thinks minority means only african american people. Lily Gladstone in Ceirtain woman and Gil Birmingham un Wind river are two of the latest greatest performances by native american actors completely ignored by the industry.

[@JRobbySh]

There are plenty of excellent white actors who have been shortchanged. Just look at the list of academy awards winners and compare their performances with the ones who did not win though they gave much better performances. The awards are highly commercialized.

[@thelastattempt666]

The story about when the black supporting actress winning her Oscar in Gone with the Wind always breaks my heart void. When she began crying it just breaks me.

[@Pahedi]

Great editing work, just top notch! And I agree with what you say. I would have loved for you to have spoken further about women of other nationalities and ethnicities in the awards, but maybe that's for another video.

[@RaymondHng]

Anna May Wong is mentioned in kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3fGe598rppmeJY

[@shanewilliams5771]

Its 2020 Lupita Nyong'o is snubbed

[@SassyCassieSue]

every single one of these videos has made me cry

[@ipsilonia]

even though i was alive when halle won, i wasn't like, a sentient human with knowledge of the public discourse at the time, so thank you (as always) for providing historical and social context about what led to her win. even in your criticism, i can hear in your voice the hope that the film industry could be so much more inclusive and so much better for it.

[@Luckimee]

I feel America has a serious issue acknowledging the greatness of black women. The fashion industry also has this issue.

[@benzz2006]

I feel like at a certain point Hollywood was trying to make Zoe Saldana the next Halle...in a sense putting her into every mainstream movie as that token hot coloured actress alongside white men. Only thing that saved her from that exact mold was going the action flick route, probably her being latina helped her with that. When it comes to women of color, Hollywood likes to play by flavors: -You want your parallel Meryl:We give you Viola. -You want your direct/seriousness: We give you Kerry -You want your sorta black....kinda...exotica/twang thang: We give you Zoe You want your "Don't cross me bitch" actress:We give you Taraji You want your assertive, uppity, Prada and Mimosa/passable' taste: We give you Vanessa. -You want goofy/funny/splash of Lucille Ball: We give you Tracee.

[@MissJosephine93]

I love how she thanked Dorothy Dandrigde ❤❤❤❤😍😍😍. I love ur channel, I'm looking forward 4 the video of Gwynneth Paltrow