Sean Rameswaram

And the Oscar goes to... Sean Ramos from Today Explained here with Nate Jones from Vulture, where earlier this month you published a piece titled, Is There Any Way to Fix Oscar's International Film Category? What's wrong with it, Nate?

And the Oscar goes to... Sean Ramos from Today Explained here with Nate Jones from Vulture, where earlier this month you published a piece titled, Is There Any Way to Fix Oscar's International Film Category? What's wrong with it, Nate?

Okay, so some of the issues we're talking about here include that countries can only submit one movie. Who decides which movie that is? Anything else that's like sort of a sticking point in the international feature category?

Okay, so some of the issues we're talking about here include that countries can only submit one movie. Who decides which movie that is? Anything else that's like sort of a sticking point in the international feature category?

Okay, so some of the issues we're talking about here include that countries can only submit one movie. Who decides which movie that is? Anything else that's like sort of a sticking point in the international feature category?

How modern an issue is this at the Oscars? Is this like a 2025 concern or was this always an issue in the history of this category?

How modern an issue is this at the Oscars? Is this like a 2025 concern or was this always an issue in the history of this category?

How modern an issue is this at the Oscars? Is this like a 2025 concern or was this always an issue in the history of this category?

I know the Oscars, the Grammys, all these big award shows, they do institute change when there's a big enough controversy. The Oscars have gotten a lot of flack for women directors not getting nominated, and now they're trying to do better. The Grammys have gotten a lot of heat for not being diverse enough, and now they're adding lots of diversity to their academy.

I know the Oscars, the Grammys, all these big award shows, they do institute change when there's a big enough controversy. The Oscars have gotten a lot of flack for women directors not getting nominated, and now they're trying to do better. The Grammys have gotten a lot of heat for not being diverse enough, and now they're adding lots of diversity to their academy.

I know the Oscars, the Grammys, all these big award shows, they do institute change when there's a big enough controversy. The Oscars have gotten a lot of flack for women directors not getting nominated, and now they're trying to do better. The Grammys have gotten a lot of heat for not being diverse enough, and now they're adding lots of diversity to their academy.

Has there not been a big enough controversy in the international film category to institute some changes here, or have there been some over the years?

Has there not been a big enough controversy in the international film category to institute some changes here, or have there been some over the years?

Has there not been a big enough controversy in the international film category to institute some changes here, or have there been some over the years?

You know, I'm all of a sudden remembering when Parasite won Best Picture.

You know, I'm all of a sudden remembering when Parasite won Best Picture.

You know, I'm all of a sudden remembering when Parasite won Best Picture.

The once and current once again president actually had some thoughts about it.

The once and current once again president actually had some thoughts about it.

The once and current once again president actually had some thoughts about it.