Danielle Deadwyler says racism and misogynoir played a role in this year's Academy Awards nominations, where she and Viola Davis were overlooked in the best actress category.
After the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced an inquiry into the Riseborough campaign, it found no reason to rescind her nomination or take any other action — though Bill Kramer, academy president, said some social media and outreach campaigning tactics "caused concern.
But conversation has continued on how money, race, status and connections can influence awards campaigns.director Gina Prince-Bythewood said earlier this week that she questioned how people in the film industry are using their social capital. "People like to say, 'Well, Viola and Danielle had studios behind them.' But we just very clearly saw that social capital is more valuable than that," Prince-Bythewood told The Hollywood Reporter. "That type of power is exercised in more casual ways in social circles, where folks are your friends or your acquaintances. There may be diversity on your sets but not in your lives. And Black women in this industry, we don't have that power.
Deadwyler, who The Associated Press named one of the breakthrough performers of last year, said on the podcast it was everyone's responsibility to ensure an equitable playing field. "Nobody is absolved of not participating in racism and not knowing that there is a possibility of its lingering effect on the spaces and the institution," she said.
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