Oscar 2021: Nominations break stereotypes about racial discrimination and set a series of new records

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has faced a lot of criticism about discrimination in previous awards, with the number of male artists and white artists overwhelming the nomination categories.

The 2021 Oscar nominations did not surprise followers as the named products were all quality and worthy.

WOMEN RECEIVE MORE NOMINATIONS THAN EVER AT OSCAR 2021

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The 2021 Oscars set a new record with the most nominations for women across all categories ever.

With 7 female producers nominated for the Best Film category and 2 nominated for the Best Director category, this is truly a major turning point demonstrating the change of Oscar 2021. Two works are noted.

These historic nominations come as a year ago, 27% of the films ranked Best Picture were directed by women.

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RECORD NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS FOR ACTRESS OF COLOR AND ASIAN ORIGIN

The number of nominations for black and Asian actors at the 2021 Oscars is the largest number ever.

Although Hollywood and the Academy still need to make more changes for racial equality, this year’s list is an important turning point in setting the trend for more fairness and openness for awards in the future.

VIOLA DAVIS IS THE MOST-NOMINATED BLACK ACTRESS IN OSCAR HISTORY

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With the nomination for Best Actress from the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Viola Davis became the most Oscar-nominated black actress in history and the only black actress to receive 2 nominations.

With a series of awards throughout her artistic career, Davis has established herself as one of Hollywood’s best female artists and it is accurately reflected in her 4th nomination at the Oscars this year.

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CHLOÉ ZHAO OFFICIALLY BECAME THE FEMALE DIRECTOR OF ASIAN ORIGIN WITH THE MOST NOMINATIONS AT OSCAR  THIS YEAR

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Asian filmmaker Chloé Zhao is currently the woman with the most nominations at Oscar 2021. In addition to being one of two female directors nominated for the Best Director category, Zhao also received 3 nominations.

STEVEN YEUN IS THE FIRST MALE ACTOR OF ASIAN ORIGIN TO BE NOMINATED IN THE `BEST MALE ACTOR` CATEGORY AT OSCAR

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After Minari only stopped at the Best Foreign Language Film award at this year’s Golden Globes instead of Best Motion Picture causing much controversy, the film officially received 6 nominations at the awards ceremony.

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YOUN YUH-JUNG BECAME THE FIRST KOREAN FEMALE ARTIST TO BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR AT 73 YEARS OLD

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Besides Steven Yeun, veteran actress Youn Yuh-jung, who plays Mrs. Soon-ja in the movie Minari, was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress category.

At home, Youn Yuh-jung is known as a symbol of Korean cinema and television for decades, starring in more than 100 films.

RIZ AHMED IS THE FIRST MUSLIM ARTIST TO BE NOMINATED FOR OSCAR IN THE CATEGORY “BEST MALE ACTOR”

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With his outstanding role in Sound of Metal, Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim artist to be nominated for the Best Actor category at this year’s Academy Awards.

Although he worked extensively in the field of art, Ahmed only became famous when participating in the Star Wars cinematic universe with the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

NETFLIX LEADS AT OSCAR WITH HUGE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS

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For the second year in a row, Netflix has the most Oscar nominations of any platform with 35 nominations.

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And with the huge numbers that Netflix receives, we can hope that racial equality and diversity will be further enhanced in the next awards of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences such as