This Academy Awards season, celebrities and fans are looking for more from Hollywood, but even with more robust coverage, they may not always find it.
As the line between politics and entertainment becomes increasingly blurred, this Sunday’s Academy Awards will showcase issues like income inequality and sexual harassment alongside the biggest performers and movies of the year.
Organizers are hoping to keep the awards ceremony focused on filmmaking rather than politics, but celebrities are set on bringing their advocacy to the forefront, starting with the red carpet, a place that used to be a refuge for small talk about movies, fashion, and celebrity gossip.
Entertainment coverage has struggled to keep up with an era where celebrities endorse #MeToo and #TimesUp as openly as they do brand designers. For this season’s awards shows, The New York Times and New York magazine’s The Cut announced changes in their red carpet coverage and stopped “grading” looks out of respect for more serious topics raised at the events.
We’re seeing the beginnings of what could be a dramatic shift in how the media, and in return, society overall, approaches celebrity. Some of those moves come from the talent themselves, who are adjusting how they want to use their time on camera, one awards show at a time.
Actors and actresses wore black at the Golden Globes and white roses to the Grammys to symbolize their commitment to reform for women in their industry. It was a choice that uniquely spoke to the celebrity-industrial complex; suddenly, “What are you wearing?” became a chance for them to endorse a cause rather than a brand or label.
Plenty of us look to the entertainment industry, well, to be entertained. But even when the red carpet resembled a superficial fashion show, issues lurked underneath. Celebrities have always been more than their IMDB credits, ...
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