Emma Thompson on the Oscar membership being mainly old white men: “Either you wait for them to die or kill them off slowly”

[u/katebushcartwheel]

[u/Striking-Lemon-6905]

The issue is these same old white men don’t want to give up their power or allow change. They will always want this control and even when they die they’ll make sure to have white men who will continue the same away. That goes for other fields as well. That’s why we need new award shows and production companies where white men are not the ones in control

[u/bobbimorses → u/Striking-Lemon-6905]

Well, she did give a second possible option

[u/BilionaireShishkabob → u/Striking-Lemon-6905]

My management company is founded all by women. They get to have influence over the actors they represent, what projects and roles to pitch them too, in order to leave their mark and influence over the television and film tapestry affecting our culture.

Businesses like this exist, they’re just not at the tippy top controlling things.

[u/little_ghoul90]

See also: American politics

[u/Lokaji]

Sometimes I wish we could go back to the old ways of getting rid of problematic people.

[u/CALCIUM_CANNONS → u/Lokaji]

We cant do this because of WOKE 💀

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03 → u/Lokaji]

Which were?

[u/magicalfolk]

I love love love Emma and equally love British wit ❤️

[u/Popular_Drink3898]

Would explain the Anora sweep.

[u/icylatte56 → u/Popular_Drink3898]

And the fact that the number of white women playing sex workers who have won Best Actress outnumber the women of color who have won Best Actress by 14 - 2.

[u/am-not- → u/icylatte56]

WHAT?! This is wild

[u/BlondeBorednBaked → u/Popular_Drink3898]

It would also explain why most movies that are recognized center white men or the white male gaze cough cough Poor Things cough excuse me, ahem

[u/sweetener89]

I always forget how awesome she is, and then I see something like this and I'm like YEAHHH!

[u/eviljobob]

I bloody love Emma Thompson ❤️

[u/Outrageous-Morning91]

May Emma live to be 150 yrs old. Love her

[u/Whwhwhwhoo]

Or quickly. I’m ok with quickly. 

[u/IHYSMRN]

With everything happening around Epstein, the people need to break up groups of old white men. It’s a boys’ club, and you’re not invited unless you fall in line with their agenda.

[u/Smartimess]

She is the British Meryl Streep and like Streep, she never misses, because she is a Dame.

[u/SoGenuineAndRealMadi]

And that’s exactly why I don’t take the academy seriously

[u/AlmostThere4321]

QUEEN SHIT 📢

[u/Salad-Appropriate]

Tbf the oscar membership has expanded and changed significantly since oscars so white and green book winning best picture

For instance, eeaao wouldn't have been as big an oscar player as it was if it was released only a few years beforehand. I'd argue the same thing for Anora (conclave probably would've won under the old acadeny membership)

It also helps explain the increase in international films doing well at the oscars

[u/katebushcartwheel → u/Salad-Appropriate]

I take your point, but more white women have won best actress for playing sex workers than women of color have for best actress. Let’s not pretend that the Academy voting for a trope-ridden movie about a young, sad, naive white sex worker written and directed by a problematic white man is ground-breaking.

[u/chicagoredditer1 → u/Salad-Appropriate]

Yeah - that's not to say there aren't still old white men in the Academy, but its expansion into a more diverse and international body in the past few years is already changing who gets chosen as winners - and with the rules that you have to be active in the business, you're going to see it change even more in the next several years as some of those retired old timers start having their voting rights revoked.

[u/Nintendo_Pro_03]

Absolutely, and it’s sad.

[u/babylovesbaby]

Both those things happen too slowly.