Originally Posted by
Nods
Minorities aren't just African American...it's kinda weird how your brain just goes to one type minority.
Okay so you are making this statement and then you use the examples of James L Brooks and Robert Redford. They made classic prestige pictures post their win. I mean sure they were a little busy running the Sundance Film Festival and launching the Simpsons. But A River Runs Through it, Quiz Show, Broadcast News, As Good As it Gets...those weren't little movies those Oscar contending films. Cimino is a legendary failure because he's the exception to the rule.
We're talking about over 10 years I don't think you can just sit back...well hold on let's wait and see what happens. The old system was working film makers made films after a couple hits they would win and then they would go on to make more movies. What we don't know is how Del Toro's Netflix deal is going to shake out.
You glossed over the American part because of those 11 half are immigrants (Gosling, Blunt, Murphy, Mulligan, Huller)
Only 3 of those straight white people were from the US (Gleeson, Butler, Williams) the other 10 were from other countries.
So that would be 9 out of 40 who would represent the majority of the US who were nominated.