Women and Hollywood

Oscar Thoughts: Boys, Boys and More Boys

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Here's my thing about the Oscars. There were women everywhere. We can't stop talking about the great dresses. Women were also there as great presenters (like the crew from Bridesmaids and Emma Stone) YET at the same time it felt like there were no women there. Because really, hardly any women won anything significant on Sunday night.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 28, 2012 12:00 PM
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Cross Post: Oiling the Oscar Machine

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Sasha Stone from Awards Daily attended the Oscars last night and write a very good analysis piece. She has a big section on Viola Davis and Meryl Streep which she has given permission to cross post. You can read the full piece here.

By Sasha Stone
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February 27, 2012 10:53 AM
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To The Academy: Consider the Women

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It's that time of year, The Academy Awards, the "Super Bowl for Women." It's the night where we all get catty about whose dress doesn't work, who's got a new boyfriend or girlfriend, and who looks like they haven't eaten all month.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 23, 2012 10:54 AM
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Oscar Watch: Looking at Gender and the Oscars

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Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti and Stephanie Gall of USC have taken a look at gender onscreen and behind the scenes in the best picture nominees over the last 30 years. There are two sets of findings - films made from 2007-2010 (so that would be the Oscars from 2008-2011, and films from 1977-2010.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 23, 2012 10:02 AM
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Quote of the Day on the Oscars and How Women Get Screwed

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You must read these really depressing but totally spot on piece by Martha Lauzen (the woman who gives us the stats of how many women are making movies, today published by the Women's Media Center.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 21, 2012 3:38 PM
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The LA Times Confirms What We Already Know - The Academy is Old, White and Male

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For some reason the folks that run the Academy have made it their business to keep the membership a secret. You kind of know who has recently been asked to be a member because they now release lists of people given invitations, but you really don't know who the majority of the 5,765 members are. They want it to seem like a secret society, but it reminds me more of a typical frat where they don't want the names to be revealed because then they would actually have to explain how unrepresentative they are.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 20, 2012 12:20 PM
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Why Is Oscar Blue

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From the indefatigable Jan Lisa Huttner who writes the Hot Pink Pen. Make sure to check out her Oscar Impact Chart.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 25, 2012 11:30 AM
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Agnieszka Holland is the Only Remaining Female Director with a Shot at the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

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We all know that only one woman -- Kathryn Bigelow (and it has been a long time since we uttered her name) -- has won the best director honors. But there have been other women acknowledged for their films in the best foreign language category. Marleen Gorris won for Antonia's Line. Caroline Link won for Nowhere in Africa. And just last year Susanne Bier won for In a Better World.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 19, 2012 9:45 AM
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How Will the New Documentary Rules Affect Women Filmmakers?

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When I read the NY Times story earlier this week about the proposed changes for films to qualify for a documentary Academy Award nomination, I wondered how these new rules would affect films by and about women.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 11, 2012 12:21 PM
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Is Dawn Hudson in Trouble at the Academy?

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It seems that today is the day about stories about women executives under fire. Late Friday afternoon a news alert rolled out from the LA Times with a story about some troubles with Dawn Hudson who is 8 months into her tenure as the head of the Academy.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 9, 2012 11:32 AM
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