Despite efforts to diversify its voting board, female directors have still been snubbed once again by the Golden Globes
It seems that women have had enough of their stories heard and enough recognition for their hard work now, if theAfter a few years whereby the awards seemed to be taking steps toward evening the playing field, with Chloé Zhao taking home the award forand a record three women nominated in the category, it seems the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the governing body that runs the awards, has had its fill with platforming women behind the camera with just one woman nominated across the...
So it tracks that many are disappointed to see that championing minorities and promoting diversity seems to be no longer a priority for the organisation. The Golden Globes are a famously small organisation, with, as of August 2021, fewer than 100 members on the board and as a result it’s battled a proportionately higher amount of scandals and controversies.
Progress isn’t – or it shouldn’t be – a moment in time, a symbolic gesture, or a kind of relenting under sustained campaigns for change before swiftly being abandoned when the quota is perceived to have been filled. The term ‘one step forward, two steps back’ springs to mind, doesn’t it? The whole point of making progress is that it’s linear; faltering is forgivable, dips and troughs to be expected, but this just feels like a kick in the teeth.
This year has also seen the dramatisation of one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood of the 21st century, with Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan taking on the roles of the. There is no shortage of great films with women at the helm that have made an impact and seen recognition at other major awards ceremonies this season.
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