Women and Hollywood

Oscars Rehire Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron

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While we here at Women and Hollywood had many problems with the Oscars executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the Academy is very pleased that the show was able to bring in that coveted young male demographic. They are so happy that they made the early decision to rehire Meron and Zadan to be the 2014 producers for the event which will take place next March 2.

By Melissa Silverstein
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April 17, 2013 1:00 PM
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Quvenzhane Wallis is All of Our Daughters

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I thought I was done with all the Oscar postscripts but there is still have one more thing to write about. I am going to take a mulligan on not getting to this sooner, but I was off last week, and am only now really digesting all the blog posts and news stories.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 5, 2013 12:33 PM
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One Week Out- A Last Look at the 2013 Oscars

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I left town the morning after the Oscars on a much needed vacation. While I wasn't writing last week (and a big thanks goes out to Women and Hollywood writer Kerensa Cadenas for taking care of the site while I was gone), I didn't shut off my brain completely. I was able to read all the post Oscar commentary from a different perspective, one where I could process it without having to immediately react.

By Melissa Silverstein
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March 4, 2013 2:00 PM
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Oscar Commentary Round Up

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With everything surrounding this year’s Oscars there has been a wealth of really great commentary out there.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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February 26, 2013 3:46 PM
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Women Deserved Better at the 2013 Oscars

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With Seth McFarlane hosting the Oscars, we here at Women and Hollywood weren’t expecting much. But the sexist, racist, homophobic and completely unfunny spree that McFarlane hosted was even worse than imagined.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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February 25, 2013 2:43 PM
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To the Academy: Consider the Women Directors

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It's Academy Awards week and the ballots are closed. While we don't know the winners yet, one thing we know for sure is that no women have again been nominated for best director.

By Melissa Silverstein
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February 20, 2013 11:53 AM
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Guest Post: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Aging: An Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker's Conversation-Starter on Women and Aging

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Ten years ago, when I began work on the short documentary that would become Kings Point, issues of aging weren’t really a part of the public discussion. In a way, that helped me: because they were not talking with one another or their children, the subjects of my film—my grandmother’s friends and neighbors in her Florida retirement community—were quite open with me.

By Sari Gilman
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February 15, 2013 2:00 PM
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Critics and Film Lovers Respond to Kathryn Bigelow Snub

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After Kathryn Bigelow’s name wasn’t announced for Best Director during yesterday’s Oscar nominations, film and entertainment critics as well as movie lovers were outraged causing a vast social media discussion of why Bigelow was snubbed. Some mentioned sexism, the mostly male based Oscar voting body and the discussion of torture surrounding Zero Dark Thirty.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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January 11, 2013 3:00 PM
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The Academy Snubs Kathryn Bigelow for History Making Second Best Director Nomination

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I sit here ruminating, fulminating and seething, thinking about how Kathryn Bigelow could have been overlooked for a second best director nomination. I'm pretty sure the people who thought Ben Affleck was also a sure thing are wondering how this could have happened to him.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 10, 2013 10:58 AM
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Putting an Oscar Campaign on Your Credit Card

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Oscar nominations close tomorrow (there has been trouble with the on-line voting) and one woman hoping to make the cut is Ann Dowd who has already received accolades for her performance in the creepy (but good) film Compliance. Look at Dowd and you will recognize her. I watched Philadelphia again over the holidays (for the zillionth time) and there she was as Tom Hanks' sister.

By Melissa Silverstein
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January 3, 2013 10:03 AM
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