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The Oscar nominations are hard to keep up with, even for those of us who try, and every year brings surprise nominations, unthinkable snubs and a series of films that, darn it, we haven't all been able to catch up with. Watching all the feature Oscars 2020 Live films nominated at the 92nd Academy Awards is a time-consuming task, and mainlining all these movies doesn't always paint a clear picture of what the Academy actually likes. A few of these nominees are practically inexplicable.
Quite a few of the nominees are technically impressive but thematically empty (or troublesome). Academy Awards 2020 Live Some are merely mediocre, except for that one incredible, Oscar-worthy element. And, mercifully, quite a few others are truly brilliant from beginning to end.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscars 2020 Live Stream set a goal of doubling the number of diverse members by 2020 following outrage over a lack of Oscar nominees who were female or people of color.
While the group has made significant strides, this year’s list of Oscar nods shows that issues of representation persist — a point that actress Issa Rae underscored Academy Awards 2020 Live stream while announcing the nominees for best director, commenting, “Congratulations to those men.”
Only two of the 20 actors and actresses nominated were people of color and no female director was nominated this year. Oscars Award 2020 Live Stream Online the nine films nominated for best picture, only the South Korean movie “Parasite” featured a predominantly nonwhite cast and only one, “Little Women,” was centered around numerous female characters.