It was in 2020 when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences instituted a new policy for inclusion of a film in the Best Motion Picture category at its annual Academy Awards ceremony. For a movie to be considered for nomination, the studio must submit an “Academy Inclusion Standards” form that displays how the production met certain inclusion criteria in two of the four categories in order for the movie to qualify for consideration.
Gone were the days of honoring a film purely on its artistic merit; now we get to be told what is the Best Affirmative Action Motion Picture!
Ever since the Academy began harping on this new artistic standard, the finalists at the Oscars have become a rather distancing clutch of films for the broader audience. Even with the expanded Best Picture category – which unlike other categories boasts up to 10 titles, as…
