Reaction Shots: The Modern Day Hayes Code

Pressure for The Oscars and the Criterion Collection to address diversity claims, reveals a permanent parochialism surrounding these institutions.

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The Academy Awards are often scrutinized for failing to nominate racial minorities, especially in the acting categories where onscreen performances are the most direct indicator of diversity. The ceremony first faced this criticism on social media, when all of the nominees in the acting categories are white. One snubbed film that sparked thi…