Matthew

It wasn't something that happened when this person was 15 years old. It wasn't something that was easily explained away. This was a barrage of really offensive messaging. Maybe there was more attention on it because this was the first transgender Best Actress nominee. But I think that any of the talent involved in any of these films would have suffered for those tweets.

Yeah, maybe. I don't know. If it was Timothee Chalamet that had set those tweets, I think he would have had a really tough time. And it probably would have been a much bigger deal. The other thing about the Oscar season that is really interesting when it comes to controversies is people go from complete unknowns. Sorry to use the pun of a movie.

Yeah, maybe. I don't know. If it was Timothee Chalamet that had set those tweets, I think he would have had a really tough time. And it probably would have been a much bigger deal. The other thing about the Oscar season that is really interesting when it comes to controversies is people go from complete unknowns. Sorry to use the pun of a movie.

They go from complete unknowns to ubiquitous in the course of five to seven months. Carla Gascon is a person that I had never heard of. I assume most people in the film community in the U.S. had never heard of.

They go from complete unknowns to ubiquitous in the course of five to seven months. Carla Gascon is a person that I had never heard of. I assume most people in the film community in the U.S. had never heard of.

But by the time these tweets were uncovered, this is a person that I knew pretty well through events, through media, through commercials, through a press campaign that Netflix had orchestrated precisely to bring attention to this person. And this happens every year. I remember back when Lupita Nyong'o was an unknown actress. She ended up winning and she's had a great career after that.

But by the time these tweets were uncovered, this is a person that I knew pretty well through events, through media, through commercials, through a press campaign that Netflix had orchestrated precisely to bring attention to this person. And this happens every year. I remember back when Lupita Nyong'o was an unknown actress. She ended up winning and she's had a great career after that.

It adds a little bit of urgency to this need to check people's social media because what you post as an unknown person can come back to hurt you when you are a very famous person. And that's what happened in this situation.

It adds a little bit of urgency to this need to check people's social media because what you post as an unknown person can come back to hurt you when you are a very famous person. And that's what happened in this situation.

That is a very good question. And I would argue no, that the art should speak for itself, that what the filmmaker was trying to accomplish with it will still endure, even though this controversy has surrounded it. Unfortunately, that's not how Oscar voters vote.

That is a very good question. And I would argue no, that the art should speak for itself, that what the filmmaker was trying to accomplish with it will still endure, even though this controversy has surrounded it. Unfortunately, that's not how Oscar voters vote.

In the history of the Academy Awards, the voters have over and over shown that they vote on the merits of the art, but they also vote on the narrative surrounding the movie. And the narrative is created in a number of different ways. It is self-created. It can be things that the candidate says at different award shows. Look at what's going on with Demi Moore right now.

In the history of the Academy Awards, the voters have over and over shown that they vote on the merits of the art, but they also vote on the narrative surrounding the movie. And the narrative is created in a number of different ways. It is self-created. It can be things that the candidate says at different award shows. Look at what's going on with Demi Moore right now.

She's winning all these awards for The Substance, a great movie and a great performance. But there is also a narrative around her that she has been in this business for 40 years, has put in her time. She has never been nominated for an Oscar. And it's about time.

She's winning all these awards for The Substance, a great movie and a great performance. But there is also a narrative around her that she has been in this business for 40 years, has put in her time. She has never been nominated for an Oscar. And it's about time.

And I think that for best picture, you want to vote for something that you think is important. And it's very difficult to put your heart behind a movie as much as you liked it. If you don't believe the narrative of the main character and the narrative is the stuff going on outside the movie.

And I think that for best picture, you want to vote for something that you think is important. And it's very difficult to put your heart behind a movie as much as you liked it. If you don't believe the narrative of the main character and the narrative is the stuff going on outside the movie.

I think Zoe Saldana will end up winning. And that's a perfect example. There's a feeling throughout Hollywood that she should not be punished for the actions of her co-star. She's done everything right this season. She's shaken all the hands. She's showed up at all the awards ceremonies. She's done the media. She's had a great career and has never been honored in this way.

I think Zoe Saldana will end up winning. And that's a perfect example. There's a feeling throughout Hollywood that she should not be punished for the actions of her co-star. She's done everything right this season. She's shaken all the hands. She's showed up at all the awards ceremonies. She's done the media. She's had a great career and has never been honored in this way.

There is a sense that she's almost like a martyr in a way that she's kind of suffered for this movie and being dragged down. Voting for her is a way to honor the movie without voting for it for best picture.