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In a little-noticed moment of female triumph, Kathryn Bigelow wasn’t the only upset at the Oscars. In the category for “Best Media Center in a Leading Role,” WMC took home the gold! Woohoo!!! We just want to thank women! And media! And all of the women in media!
J/K. This priceless moment between WMC President Jehmu [...]
Kathryn Bigelow isn’t even a trending topic on Twitter right now – where’s the love? We need to recognize #women in film #oscars
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Kathryn Bigelow is Queen of the World [...]
Where are women in Hollywood? Is anyone noticing that we just had three back to back all-male categories? All the nominees were male – meaning of course that all the winners were male. Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay. ALL MEN. This is unacceptable.
Women are 51% of the population but are [...]
Oscars alert: Women’s Media Center is live-blogging and Tweeting during the Oscars tonight! Stay tuned for our take on the year’s biggest night in entertainment.
Tonight’s Oscars are unique, not just because of the double-stuffed Best Picture nominees, or the outlandish outfits that sometimes make more news than actor wearing them, but because a woman – “The [...]
Best Feature – PRECIOUS
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Best First Feature – CRAZY HEART
Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T Bone Burnett
Best Female Lead – Gabourey Sidibe
PRECIOUS
Best Supporting Female – Mo’Nique
PRECIOUS
Best Foreign Film – AN EDUCATION
Lone Scheerfig
Best Documentary ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL – Best Documentary
Producer Rebecca Yeldham
Robert Altman Award
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, [...]
February 26, 2010 – 10:50 am
In today’s Huffington Post, WMC co-founder Jane Fonda discusses women’s contribution to filmmaking, the dismal state of women in Hollywood, and WMC’s campaign to celebrate this year’s Oscar nominees and ensure a longer list of women next year.
Show Me the Women — In Hollywood
By Jane Fonda
Without women, the greatest moments in film this year would [...]
February 25, 2010 – 1:47 pm
At her Women & Hollywood blog, Melissa Silverstein points out a troubling oversight within a recent AP article about the Technical Academy Awards:
“Forty-five men you’ve probably never heard of were honored with an Academy Awards ceremony of their own that recognized scientific and technical achievements in moviemaking.”
With no acknowledgment about the lack of non-male honorees, [...]
February 22, 2010 – 5:39 pm
Last week, The Wrap highlighted an annual report by Martha Lauzen – backed by jaw-dropping statistics – of how far women have to go in film, particularly in the field of directing. So although “The Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow – doubly armed with the top Director’s Guild Award and, as of Sunday night, the [...]
February 22, 2010 – 3:32 pm
As Precious gears up for its (count ‘em) six Academy Award nominations, Women & Hollywood guest blogger L.A. Collins sat down with executive producer Lisa Cortes who, while revealing her “triple threat” status in art, music, and film, also describes the – er – creativity needed on the set of Precious:
“The development, production and post [...]
February 18, 2010 – 9:22 am
By Courtney Young
As a few African American women are celebrated during this award season, pop culture commentator Courtney Young asks how many Hollywood doors are actually open.
The recognition of black actresses in nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards came as no surprise. Film aficionados anticipated nods for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress [...]
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