Do The Oscars Snub Science Fiction Films?
Since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has held the Oscars, the premier award event for motion pictures. Every year the most creative, talented, and brightest actors, directors, and editors alike dress in their best while strutting the red carpet, hopefully towards those golden statuettes. The Academy Awards are the pinnacle achievement for many people in the film industry, thus having one being the ultimate achievement. But many creators and fans alike have noted the Academy Awardsgatekeeping their own definitionof what a great film is, while giving a lack of nominations for science fiction films in the past. When examining most years of the Oscars, one will primarily see the same genres: drama, biopic, and thriller. Furthermore, those titles are often used to rebrand nominated films of the science fiction genre to make them seem deserving of recognition.
For the 94th annual Academy Awards, Dennis Villeneuve's Dune has been nominated for eight awards, including Best Motion Picture. For many, this is a pleasant surprise as even with reputable filmmakers like Denis, the Oscars will still ignore those pictures. It was only recently that the Academy has been recognizing more science fiction pictures for more than just visual effects, costume design, and makeup. Mad Max: Fury Road, Avatar, District 9, and a handful of others have all gotten recognition from the Academy, receiving Best Screenplay and Best Picture nods. Before 2009, when Avatar and District 9 were nominated for the highest honor, it had actually been decades since a science fiction film had been nominated for Best Picture. The last had been Steven Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (which did not go on to win the award).
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