The women are sticking together.
Last week, Captain Marvel actress, Brie Larson, became the recipient of the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.
During her acceptance speech, the 28-year-old used the opportunity to highlight the lack of diversity amongst film critics.
According to a study by the University of Southern California, almost 80% of critics are male, while women of color represent just 2.5% of the field.
“Am I saying that I hate white dudes? No, I am not,” stated the Oscar winner. “But if you make a movie that is a love letter to women of color there is an insanely low chance that a woman of color would get to see that movie… I don’t need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work about A Wrinkle in Time. It wasn’t made for him. I want to know what it meant to women of color, to biracial women, to teen women of color, to teens that are biracial.”
Her sentiments have now been echoed by fellow Best Actress winners, Cate Blanchett and Sandra Bullock.
“A studio can support a film and it’s the invisible faces on the internet, and often male reviewers, who can view it through a prism of misunderstanding. I think that is a really big part of the equation,” lamented the Aussie actress; while her Ocean’s 8 co-star said, “It would be nice if reviewers reflected who the film is for like children should review children’s films, not a 60-year-old man. I guess his opinion would be kind of skewed.”
