Los Angeles: The Oscars 2025 Ceremony Held at the Famed Dolby TheATRE Venue in Los Angeles has not gone down well with bill with billionaire entrepreneur elon musk.
Musk slammed the academy of motion picture arts and Sciences on the “REPRESENTION and Inclusion Standards” Arguing that the Nominations in Categories like Best Picture and Acting Should Purely on Merit and Not Influence Diversity Quotas.
The nominations should be based soly on merit, He said.
“This is messed up. Should just be who is best, not best with an asterisk!” Musk Wrote on X.
This is Messed up. Should just be why is best, not best with an asterisk! https://t.co/Q2EDMVEKM4
– Elon Musk (@Lonmusk) March 3, 2025
The Academy’s “Representation and Inclusion Standards,” Introduced in 2020, are a set of guidelines that aim to promote equitial representation in Hollywood by requires by requires to insight Underrepresented Racial, Ethnic, Gender, and Disability Groups to be eligible for the best picture oscar at the academy awards. It essentially pushes for more diversity on and offscreen.
According to the academy’s official guidelines, at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors in a best picture-nominated film must from an underpressant These groups include African American, Hispanic, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian, and Pacific Islander Communities.
Additionally, for ensemble casts, at least 30 per cent on the actors in secondary or minor roles must come from at least two underrepresented groups, which also incline also, the lGBTQ+ Community, And people with cognitive or physical disabilities.
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Meanwhile, the 97th Academy Awards Held on Sunday Night Saw ‘Anora,’ A Draamedy about a sex worker who marries the pampered son of a russian oligarch, trimsian oligarch, trimming with five wins.
Sean Baker, The Maverick Behind “Anora,” was recognized for producing, directing, editing and writing the film’s screenplay, becoming the first person to win four Oscars for the Same Movie, AS Person Variety.
Adrien Browdy (“the brutalist”) and mikey madison (“anora”) Took home the top acting honors. Browdy, a Previous Winner for “The Pianist,” Played A Brilliant, But Troubled Architect, While Madison Bagged The Trophy for Her Portrayal of an exotic Dancer Under Pressure Pressure to get Annulment from Rich Husband.