Slate report Mark Joseph Stern reacted to the recent Oscar nominations by describing them as “insanely sexist and racist.”
Stern took to Twitter to declare, “I’ve seen all the Oscar contenders except Joker (I WILL NOT WATCH JOKER) and I feel fairly qualified to say that these nominations are insanely sexist and racist.”
He added, “So brazenly biased toward white men that it feels like the Academy is straight up trolling us.”
I’ve seen all the Oscar contenders except Joker (I WILL NOT WATCH JOKER) and I feel fairly qualified to say that these nominations are insanely sexist and racist, so brazenly biased toward white men that it feels like the Academy is straight up trolling us.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 13, 2020
Joseph continued his little rant, “These nominations are disastrous. They are prejudiced and shameful.”
He added, “They send a message to women and people of color that their lives, their talents, their experiences simply do not matter as much as white men’s. These aren’t just “snubs.” They are discrimination.”
These nominations are disastrous. They are prejudiced and shameful. They send a message to women and people of color that their lives, their talents, their experiences simply do not matter as much as white men’s. These aren’t just “snubs.” They are discrimination.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 13, 2020
Joseph appears to have taken particular issue with the fact that Dolemite Is My Name, Just Mercy, The Farewell, and Hustlers were not nominated.
Dolemite Is My Name, Just Mercy, The Farewell, and Hustlers were completely shut out. These nominations are deranged.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 13, 2020
The 92nd Oscar Nominations were announced by John Cho and Ussa Rae on the Oscars YouTube channel.
Here are the prominent nominees:
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas in PAIN AND GLORY
Leonardo DiCaprio in ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Adam Driver in MARRIAGE STORY
Joaquin Phoenix in JOKER
Jonathan Pryce in THE TWO POPES
Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Anthony Hopkins in THE TWO POPES
Al Pacino in THE IRISHMAN
Joe Pesci in THE IRISHMAN
Brad Pitt in ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo in HARRIET
Scarlett Johansson in MARRIAGE STORY
Saoirse Ronan in LITTLE WOMEN
Charlize Theron in BOMBSHELL
Renée Zellweger in JUDY
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates in RICHARD JEWELL
Laura Dern in MARRIAGE STORY
Scarlett Johansson in JOJO RABBIT
Florence Pugh in LITTLE WOMEN
Margot Robbie in BOMBSHELL
Best Director
THE IRISHMAN – Martin Scorsese
JOKER – Todd Phillips
1917 – Sam Mendes
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD – Quentin Tarantino
PARASITE – Bong Joon Ho
Best Motion Picture
FORD V FERRARI – Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers
THE IRISHMAN – Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
JOJO RABBIT – Carthew Neal and Taika Waititi, Producers
JOKER – Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producers
LITTLE WOMEN – Amy Pascal, Producer
MARRIAGE STORY – Noah Baumbach and David Heyman, Producers
1917 – Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougall, Producers
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD – David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers
PARASITE – Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
The Oscars will air on February 9 at 8 PM ET and 5 PM PT on ABC.
What do you make of Stern’s comments about the Oscars? Do you agree with him? Or do you think his take is completely deranged?