Oscar Shakes Up Best Picture Eligibility Standards; Strict New Diversity Requirements Take Full Effect In 2024

In order for a movie to be eligible for the Best Picture award, it will now be required to adopt certain features:

STANDARD A:  ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES
To achieve Standard A, the film must meet ONE of the following criteria:

A1. Lead or significant supporting actors

At least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.

• • Asian
    • Hispanic/Latinx
    • Black/African American
    • Indigenous/Native American/Alaskan Native
    • Middle Eastern/North African
    • Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
    • Other underrepresented race or ethnicity

A2. General ensemble cast

At least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from at least two of the following underrepresented groups:

• • Women
    • Racial or ethnic group
    • LGBTQ+
    • People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

A3. Main storyline/subject matter

The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s).

• • Women
    • Racial or ethnic group
    • LGBTQ+
    • People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing

Huh. A movie about, say Robin Hood or King Arthur or the Vikings or the Greeks or the Romans or the Renaissance would need to be either a-historical or would be disallowed. Shakespeare is off the table. World War I or WWII or the Franco-Prussian War or Napoleon: verbotten. The early space program? Nope.

One wonders if they woke mafia behind this nonsense will go after *past* best Picture winners the same way they’ve tried to retroactively cancel the likes of H.P. Lovecraft. “Casablanca?” cancelled. “Hamlet?” “The Best Years of Our Lives?””My Fair Lady?’ “The Sound of Music?” “A Man for All Seasons?” “Patton?” “Amadeus?” “Braveheart?” “Titanic?” “A Beautiful Mind?” “Return of the King?” “The Kings Speech?” None of these would be allowed to even be *eligible* under the new era of #OscarsSoWoke.