Oscar Buzz This Year Is Low On The Ladies
LatestGuys, did you miss Oscar season? Because it’s starting again. Already. As are concerns about women’s representation. Wait, didn’t we fix that last year with Kathryn Bigelow? Apparently not.
Over at the Wrap, Sharon Waxman looks at the slate of Oscar favorites — already taking shape with The King’s Speech, 127 Hours, The Fighter, True Grit, The Social Network, Inception, and Biutiful — and notes, “None of them has female characters of any great consequence. Some have no women at all.”