Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentThis year, there were 366 films in Oscar contention, with 50-plus nominated — including three centering on disabled people.
While that isn’t much, it’s three more than most years and, sadly, it qualifies disability awareness as an innovation.The teams behind Amazon’s “Sound of Metal,” Netflix’s documentary “Crip Camp” and live-action short “Feeling Through” all express appreciation at the progress, but they’re aware that authentic depiction is an ongoing issue.Supporting actor Paul Raci, one of the six Oscar nominations for “Sound of Metal,” says: “We haven’t turned the corner, but there is an opening in the consciousness, an expansion of awareness, and there are some initiatives to open up jobs to the deaf.
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