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Women in Film Group Take Issue With Oscar Best Director Nominees

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Women in Film Group Take Issue With Oscar Best Director Nominees

by Savannah Rychcik
January 24, 2023
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Women in Film Group Take Issue With Oscar Best Director Nominees

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 26: Oscar Statue on display at the 94th Oscars Week Events: Animated Feature Film at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on March 26, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

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The Women in Film advocacy group spoke out against the Oscars after nominees in the best director category were announced.

The group issued a statement on Twitter, saying, “Once again, Academy voters have shown that they don’t value women’s voices, shutting us out of the Best Director nominations.”

It continues, “An Academy Award is more than a gold statue, it’s a career accelerator that can lead to continued work and increased compensation.”

The group vowed to continue to work with female directors, including Sarah Polley of “Women Talking,” Gina Prince-Bythewood of “The Woman King’s,” Charlotte Wells of “Aftersun” and Chinonye Chukwu’ of “Till.”

Read the statement below:

That's why WIF will continue to advocate for the work of talented women directors like @realsarahpolley’s @Women_Talking, @GPBmadeit's @WomanKingMovie, Maria Schrader’s @SheSaidFilm, Chinonye Chukwu's @TillMovie, and Charlotte Wells' #Aftersun, to be included. #VoteForWomen

— WIF (@WomenInFilm) January 24, 2023

The 95th Academy Awards announced the nominations for the category are Steven Spielberg, Martin McDonagh, Todd Field, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, and Ruben Östlund.

The nominees for best director at the 2023 #Oscars:

Steven Spielberg #TheFabelmans
Martin McDonagh #TheBansheesofInisherin
Todd Field #Tar
Daniels #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce
Ruben Östlund #TriangleofSadnesshttps://t.co/jFGkpd1M8C pic.twitter.com/2ECo2Pzrii

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 24, 2023

ABC will broadcast the event on March 12.

The program in 2022 attracted 16.6 million viewers, the second-worst turnout on record, as The New York Times reported.

Still, the event sparked a lot of conversation after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage.

The Academy Awards went on to announce Smith would be banned from the ceremonies for the next 10 years, as IJR previously reported.

The Academy also apologized for not making efforts to “adequately address the situation in the room” after the incident.

The organization said in a statement, “For this, we are sorry. This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short — unprepared for the unprecedented.”

Smith later spoke out in a video message and apologized to Rock.

“Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk,” Smith said.

He added, “There is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment. There’s no part of me that thinks that’s the optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.”

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