At first I thought it wasn't that big of a deal but then I read GDT tweet
And actually yeah. It's true. This fucking sucks.
yup.
it's ironic that an award show on track to obscurity cuts two categories most essential to the craft of cinema.
At first I thought it wasn't that big of a deal but then I read GDT tweet
And actually yeah. It's true. This fucking sucks.
I'm not sure how important or creative something is determines whether it's a technical award or not. Obviously all categories are insanely creative and very important to a movie, but some are considered technical while others are not.Arguably editing isn't a technical award either. It's a highly collaborative creative field.
You can disagree what is and isn't, but to me a technical award is everything that takes place "behind" the camera or after filming.
Again, that's not talking about the importance to the film, as obviously editing and cinematography are incredibly essential.
The Academy don't give a shit about technical awards, glad they're being up front about it now.
Whatever man I don't recognize those lame non celebrity names so idgafuuuuuuuuu
Then you clearly don't understand the role of editing in the construction of a story.I'm not sure how important or creative something is determines whether it's a technical award or not. Obviously all categories are insanely creative and very important to a movie, but some are considered technical while others are not.
You can disagree what is and isn't, but to me a technical award is everything that takes place "behind" the camera or after filming.
Again, that's not talking about the importance to the film, as obviously editing and cinematography are incredibly essential. But I digress.
A lengthy list of leading filmmakers are blasting the Academy's plan to present four awards categories at the upcoming 91st Oscars during commercial breaks as "nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession." They are calling for the Academy to reverse its decision.
Their remarks are part of an open letter that has been signed by such directors as Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and Quentino Tarantino; cinematographers including Roger Deakins, Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubeski and Robert Richardson; editors Tom Cross, William Goldenberg and Mary Jo Markey; and additional past and present Oscar nominees and winners from those branches and others including production design, sound and VFX.
With the Feb. 24 awards show, set to air on ABC, just 11 days away, the Academy and the show's producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss are now facing what is becoming an open revolt. The Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
"Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession," the letter reads. "When the recognition of those responsible for the creation of outstanding cinema is being diminished by the very institution whose purpose it is to protect it, then we are no longer upholding the spirit of the Academy's promise to celebrate film as a collaborative art form."
John Bailey needs to be fired. I don't recall the Academy having issues like this when Cheryl Boone Isaacs was in charge.