Director Accuses the Entertainment Industry of ‘Upholding Whiteness’ After Missing Out on Oscars Nomination
A director is blasting Hollywood and the entertainment industry after her film was not nominated for the 95th Academy Awards. The list of nominees for The Oscars was released on Tuesday. Missing from those in contention…
A director is blasting Hollywood and the entertainment industry after her film was not nominated for the 95th Academy Awards.
The list of nominees for The Oscars was released on Tuesday.
Missing from those in contention for an award was the movie “Till” — a drama about Mamie Till-Bradley and her effort to bring those involved in the lynching of Emmett Till to justice.
In a post on Instagram, “Till” director Chinonye Chukwu wrote, “We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women.”
She added:
“And yet. I am forever in gratitude for the greatest lesson of my life – regardless of any challenges or obstacles, I will always have the power to cultivate my own joy, and it is this joy that will continue to be one of my greatest forms of resistance.”
Her post comes after Hollywood has faced criticism from those who argue it has a diversity problem.
