In an appearance backstage at the Academy Awards after claiming her first statuette, Jamie Lee Curtis offered her thoughts on Hollywood’s historic tendency to separate award nominees into binary categories based on gender Oscars
offered her thoughts on Hollywood’s historic tendency to separate award nominees into binary categories based on gender.star’s comments came in response to a question about how she felt to have made this year’s list of female nominees — “surreal and proud” being the words that first came to mind.“Obviously, I would like to see a lot more women be nominated so that there’s gender parity in all the areas, in all the branches. And I think we’re getting there,” said Curtis.
Continued the actress: “As the mother of a trans daughter, I completely understand that. And yet to degender the [categories also, I’m concerned will diminish the opportunities for more women, which is something I also have been working hard to try to promote.” Curtis ended her response by reiterating the importance of “inclusivity” and of including women, both in the awards race and perhaps in society at large — “basically just f***ing more women anywhere, any time.”
Curtis’ Academy Award for Supporting Actress came for the acclaimed martial arts-packed multiverse pic Everything Everywhere from A24, which led in nominations at a total tally of 11. Competitors bested tonight by the veteran actress included her EEAAO co-star Stephanie Hsu, as well as Angela Bassett , Kerry Condon and Hong Chau .
Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — who together go by the Daniels — Everything Everywhere has also tonight been awarded Best Supporting Actor, with Ke Huy Quan taking that prize.
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