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Post by Vits on Jul 19, 2020 10:11:31 GMT
There were no black supporting roles for 2001. I know there weren't black nominees, but surely there were black actors who could've been nominated that year. Since it didn't happen, I fail to see this agenda. I haven't seen Monster's Ball either and never will. Why? Nowhere did I say did I not like Poitier. I used the example of his inexplicable honorary Oscar as part of the variable of what is contextually transparent with the 2002 Oscar ceremony. Poitier had only starred in 4 cinematic features since the mid 70's, when he came out of semi retirement. He had not been "denied" an Oscar win and was hardly active in the industry on the visual front line for over 2 decades. He was also responsible for directing Ghost Dad. The Academy went for a black image. It's not inexplicable. They felt he had reach a point where they could look back on his career as a whole and acknowledge it. Getting what's essentially a lifetime achievement award while you're young would be weird. Sure, not every project he participated in was good, but that didn't prevent the general public from seeing him as a cinematic legend, so why would Academy voters think differently? They give out these trophies every single year, so Sidney would've gotten one eventually anyway. Also, I just double-checked and he wasn't the only recipient that year (which has become the standard practice since the 2009 ceremony). |
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