Oscars Spread The Wealth And Get Diverse In Historic Race That May Yet See A Few Twists And Turns – Analysis

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When the story is written about this year’s pandemic-afflicted Oscar nominations, the lede may not be about the effects of Covid at all.

And it may not be that the only theaters Oscar voters saw the contenders in were drive-ins. And it may not be that three of the Best Picture nominees actually qualified through streaming.

And it may not be that two women are competing against each other for Best Director and that between them they have seven nominations.

Or it may not be that a record 70 different women took a huge 76 noms.No, it is going to be a word not heard much at the Oscars in the past five years since #OscarsSoWhite started trending in 2015 and 2016, when all acting nominees were white; the hashtag nearly made a comeback last year