The 2019 Oscar nominations came out this week, and like the past several years, people are not happy as once again, the nominees are lacking diversity. For the second year in a row, the directing nominees are all men, despite Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang, Olivia Wilde and Lorene Scafaria having all directed female-fronted films that resonated with critics and fans alike. The lack of female representation was so obvious that is was brought up by Issa Rae while she participated in the nominee announcement.

Even for male directors, new and unique voices are not being recognized. Directors who've never received nominations before, like Taika Waititi and Robert Eggers, continue to go ignored despite Waititi's film Jojo Rabbit being nominated for "Best Motion Picture" and Eggers'  The Lighthouse receiving critical praise. Instead, directors who've been nominated in the past for arguably stronger films, like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, are nominated for what feels like the one-hundredth time.

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Meanwhile, the acting category, aside from Cynthia Erivo, is all white. Actors like Awkwafina, Jennifer Lopez and Lupita Nyong'o were praised for their performances this year. However, none of these actresses are nominated for their performance by the Academy. Instead, Scarlett Johansson received two nominations, one for lead actress and one for supporting actress. While her performances were remarkable, recognizing the same person twice in favor of nominating one of the aforementioned actresses does not reflect well on the voting body.

Actors who’ve also never been nominated before seem to have been pushed aside in favor of the familiar. Out of the 20 nominees in the acting categories, seventeen of them have either been nominated before or are former winners. Meanwhile, actors such as Taron Egerton, Roman Griffin Davis, Ana de Armas, Robert Pattinson and Song Kang-ho, gave critically acclaimed performances in 2019 but failed to receive a nod.

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Furthermore, the nominations lack any queer stories, outside of Pain and Glory. Booksmart, a critical success, had a lesbian protagonist, gave her a romantic subplot and developed her beyond her sexuality. The critically acclaimed Rocketman focused on Elton John's struggles with addiction disorder as well as his homosexuality. Despite both films being recognized as important and successful, neither received a nomination outside of original song for Rocketman.

The Oscar’s poor representation has been called out time and time again with online campaigns like #OscarSoWhite. While the Academy has taken steps to fix this problem, it’s not enough. Ratings for the show have fallen year after year because people don’t care for the award program. This is likely due to the glaring lack of representation and the overall pretentious nature of the show.

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Iron Man using the Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame

In addition to shutting out films with unique voices and films featuring underrepresented casts and crews, the Oscars also ignore popular films. Franchise films and genre films often get snubbed in categories outside of technical awards. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Godfather Part II are the only franchise films to win "Best Motion Picture." Blockbusters like Mad Max: Fury Road tend not to win despite getting nominated. Neither do blockbusters that have a huge cultural impact like Black Panther.

High entertainment films like Avengers: Endgame have changed filmmaking, become cultural moments, are larger than life, resonate with audiences and have made billions of dollars. However, these movies are not deemed worthy enough by the Academy to be given the recognition for their feats in filmmaking outside of the technical categories.

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The Oscars have isolated underrepresented filmmakers and the wider public for too long. Instead of changing with the times, they stick to the status quo. This is not to say that the filmmakers and movies nominated are bad. Art is subjective, best seen in the "Best Motion Picture" nominee Joker, one of the rare genre films to make it into the category.

The problem is the Academy continues to repeat the same pattern: ignoring the art that is made by and for women, people of color and the LGBTQ community and disregarding blockbusters, franchises and genre films. Instead of supporting an award show that refuses to acknowledge the interests and identities of the public, viewers will likely turn to other forms of entertainment on February 9th.

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