Remember the most controversial situations in the history of the Oscars
The Oscars, the film industry’s most prestigious award, have had their share of controversy over the years. From controversial winners to allegations of discrimination, the Oscars tend to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons many times.
With that in mind, here are the five biggest Oscar controversies. Watch:
Best Confusion Movie of 2017
One of the moments that will go down in Oscar history was the confusion over the announcement of the winner of Best Picture. Actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were tasked with announcing the winner, but received the wrong envelope. This led to ‘La La Land’ being incorrectly announced as the Best Picture winner instead of the actual winner, ‘Moonlight’.
lack of diversity
The Oscars have been criticized for years for the lack of diversity between nominees and winners. In 2015 and 2016, criticism of the Oscars came due to the absence of blacks among the nominees in the acting categories. This triggered the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag and led to a major overhaul of the voting process and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which handles the awards.
Adapted itineraries
In 1999, the Oscars faced major controversy when ‘Shakespeare in Love’ won Best Picture, a category in which it competed with the film ‘Saving Private Ryan’. Many people believed that the feature film did not deserve to win the main prize of the night, which should have gone to “Saving Private Ryan”. The controversy sparked debate over the Oscars’ focus on adaptations and whether the original scripts had been overlooked.
Marisa Tomei
In 1993, Marisa Tomei won the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in ‘My Cousin Vinny’. Some people were skeptical of the win, as they believed Tomei’s performance was not worthy of an Oscar. By the way, at the time there were rumors that the award was given to Tomei due to a mistake by presenter Jack Palance. However, these rumors were dismissed and Tomei’s victory is now accepted as a well-deserved recognition of her talent.
See Sorvino
Finally, we recall the awards of 1996, when Mira Sorvino won the award for best supporting actress for her role in “Mighty Aphrodite”. Sorvino’s win was controversial, as some people believed that Joan Allen deserved the award for her performance in ‘Nixon’. The controversy has sparked debate over the Oscars’ focus on star power.
Source: Terra
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