when you think of huge achievements in
the film industry we think of the Oscars
right well as iconic as that little gold
statuette is there are quite a few
things that the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences has tried to
keep hidden from us
hey guys i’m rebecca from WatchMojo and
today we’ll be discussing the secrets
the oscars don’t want you to know let’s
check it out before we begin we publish
new content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our channel and ring the
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videos the Academy attracted controversy
in 2015 and especially 2016 when no
actors of color were nominated which
hadn’t happened since 1998 this led to
boycotts from big names like Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee and the
trending social media hashtag Oscars so
white given that the organization prides
itself on being inclusive Oscars so
white inspired people to evaluate just
how diverse the Academy actually is a
mere 16 black performers have one acting
Oscars the first of whom was Hattie
McDaniel for Gone with the Wind in 1940
although she was required to sit at a
lack of representation doesn’t solely
apply to black performers as acting
Oscars have only gone to five Latino
actors and three actors of Asian descent
granted the Academy and America in
general have come a long way since the
days of segregation some would also
argue that the quote-unquote diversity
problem isn’t restricted to the Academy
either as movie studios should be taking
more chances on performers and
filmmakers of color in 2012 it was
reported that 94% of Oscar voters were
white and 77% were male the Academy has
attempted to bring more diversity to the
Oscars inviting over 900 new members at
the beginning of 2018 with 49% of these
new invitees female and 38% people of
color we seem to be moving towards a
more diverse Academy but
fact that it’s taken nine decades just
to get to this point is something the
Oscars probably don’t want you to dwell
on so it’s about a multiplicity of the
the people that this country represents
not having access at a very early point
in this process
speaking of inclusion it’s clear that
the Academy has a bias against certain
genres at least when it comes to the
Best Picture race only three animated
films have been nominated for Oscars top
prize while a documentary has never been
able to break into the category nine
foreign language films have been
nominated for Best Picture and none has
ever won which only feeds into the
accusations of discrimination by the
Academy while animation documentaries
and foreign language films all have
their own separate categories it’s
debatable if this makes the Oscars more
or less inclusive we annually entrust
the Academy to single out the very best
in film regardless of genre or personal
bias of course in a world where Citizen
Kane did not win Best Picture exactly
how reliable our Oscar voters concern
with what people will think for perhaps
I can enlighten you Senor Matisse attea
and something of an authority on what
people would think some Academy members
don’t even watch all the nominated films
which is understandable since there’s
only so much time to thoroughly evaluate
a couple dozen movies what’s concerning
is when a member actually votes for a
movie without watching it – anonymous
Academy members confessed to not seeing
the Best Picture winning 12 years of
slave but voted for it nonetheless it
was also reported in 2018 that some
Academy voters refused to watch the Best
Picture nominated get out because it was
quote not an oscar film this mentality
among some Oscar voters explains why Jar
films are often overlooked
yes of course it is
speaking of shocking snubs a year
typically doesn’t go by without at least
one notable name being omitted from the
Oscars in memoriam segment red carpet
icon Joan Rivers was one of the most
contested oversights from the 2015
telecast which the Academy later
responded to in a statement what might
surprise some people is that there’s a
committee that decides who’s honored
during the annual tribute the group is
reportedly tasked with reducing a list
of roughly 300 potential names down to
about 40 meaning quite a few artists are
bound to be absent the in memoriam
committee isn’t the only fraction of the
Academy that’s gotten little attention
the Dolby theatre may look like it’s
packed with stars on camera but the
Academy actually enlists about 300 seat
fillers to keep chairs occupied when a
celeb goes to the bathroom or bar are
you leaving because I got you covered
these people are usually either Academy
members ABC employees or just somebody
who knows somebody in the business as
cool as this gig sounds it comes with a
series of strict guidelines that are
explained during orientation seat
fillers reportedly aren’t allowed to
speak until spoken to and are even given
instructions on how to enter and exit
Isles it was a whirlwind a whisk us
Academy rules in general can be
difficult to follow especially when it
comes to their voting process although
we usually think of the Academy as one
entity it’s made up of 17 branches each
of which is tasked with nominating the
film’s in their respective categories
for example actors vote in acting
categories writers vote on the best
screenplays and so on once all the
nominations are announced the floodgate
is open for all Academy members to vote
in every category this voting system can
sometimes give a contender an unfair
advantage however in 2014 alone yet not
alone received a Best Original Song
nomination although this honor was
revoked two weeks following the
announcement why because it was revealed
that one of the songwriters Bruce
emailed several branch members about a
submission during the voting period
since Broughton was an executive
committee member of the music branch as
well as a former Academy governor this
was widely seen as an abuse of his
position while Broughton perhaps didn’t
go about it the right way there is
little doubt that campaigning matters
when it comes to winning an Oscar
sometimes giving a great performance
isn’t enough requiring nominees to make
friends with as many Oscar voters as
possible and to be in the public eye
there are exceptions as Monique won Best
Supporting Actress for precious despite
refusing to campaign brushes in a
majority of cases though being
personally liked by your peers can make
the difference between a win and a loss
considering how political the Oscar race
is it shouldn’t come as a surprise that
campaigning for one can cost the studio
a pretty penny
up to 25 million dollars to be precise
according to gold Derby founder Tom
O’Neill quote Hollywood spends on
average about one hundred and fifty
million dollars a year to win an Oscar
that costs four hundred dollars to
manufacture producer Steven follows
estimates that a Best Picture winner
will invest ten million dollars towards
campaigning on average ironically that’s
more than twice what it cost to produce
even after all that campaigning and
spending you’re not guaranteed the gold
it doesn’t mean the losers are left
empty-handed however it’s all this
free in 2018 the company distinctive
assets although not affiliated with the
Academy cent everyone wins gift bags to
acting and directing Oscar nominees with
an estimated value of $100,000 believe
it or not the 2016 gift bags were worth
even more at an estimated 230,000
dollars some of the most notable goodies
inside included a $55,000 trip to Israel
a $54,000 walking tour of Japan and a
$1,900 vampire breast lift
after all if anyone needs a free holiday
or breast lift it’s people who are
already insanely wealthy and glamorous
not a bad consolation prize after all
Jesus does that mean I can campaign to
win an Oscar what oh I have to actually
act like well Oh fine well if you want
to see more of the Academy’s work check out these related videos
the film industry we think of the Oscars
right well as iconic as that little gold
statuette is there are quite a few
things that the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences has tried to
keep hidden from us
hey guys i’m rebecca from WatchMojo and
today we’ll be discussing the secrets
the oscars don’t want you to know let’s
check it out before we begin we publish
new content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos the Academy attracted controversy
in 2015 and especially 2016 when no
actors of color were nominated which
hadn’t happened since 1998 this led to
boycotts from big names like Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee and the
trending social media hashtag Oscars so
white given that the organization prides
itself on being inclusive Oscars so
white inspired people to evaluate just
how diverse the Academy actually is a
mere 16 black performers have one acting
Oscars the first of whom was Hattie
McDaniel for Gone with the Wind in 1940
although she was required to sit at a
lack of representation doesn’t solely
apply to black performers as acting
Oscars have only gone to five Latino
actors and three actors of Asian descent
granted the Academy and America in
general have come a long way since the
days of segregation some would also
argue that the quote-unquote diversity
problem isn’t restricted to the Academy
either as movie studios should be taking
more chances on performers and
filmmakers of color in 2012 it was
reported that 94% of Oscar voters were
white and 77% were male the Academy has
attempted to bring more diversity to the
Oscars inviting over 900 new members at
the beginning of 2018 with 49% of these
new invitees female and 38% people of
color we seem to be moving towards a
more diverse Academy but
fact that it’s taken nine decades just
to get to this point is something the
Oscars probably don’t want you to dwell
on so it’s about a multiplicity of the
the people that this country represents
not having access at a very early point
in this process
speaking of inclusion it’s clear that
the Academy has a bias against certain
genres at least when it comes to the
Best Picture race only three animated
films have been nominated for Oscars top
prize while a documentary has never been
able to break into the category nine
foreign language films have been
nominated for Best Picture and none has
ever won which only feeds into the
accusations of discrimination by the
Academy while animation documentaries
and foreign language films all have
their own separate categories it’s
debatable if this makes the Oscars more
or less inclusive we annually entrust
the Academy to single out the very best
in film regardless of genre or personal
bias of course in a world where Citizen
Kane did not win Best Picture exactly
how reliable our Oscar voters concern
with what people will think for perhaps
I can enlighten you Senor Matisse attea
and something of an authority on what
people would think some Academy members
don’t even watch all the nominated films
which is understandable since there’s
only so much time to thoroughly evaluate
a couple dozen movies what’s concerning
is when a member actually votes for a
movie without watching it – anonymous
Academy members confessed to not seeing
the Best Picture winning 12 years of
slave but voted for it nonetheless it
was also reported in 2018 that some
Academy voters refused to watch the Best
Picture nominated get out because it was
quote not an oscar film this mentality
among some Oscar voters explains why Jar
films are often overlooked
yes of course it is
speaking of shocking snubs a year
typically doesn’t go by without at least
one notable name being omitted from the
Oscars in memoriam segment red carpet
icon Joan Rivers was one of the most
contested oversights from the 2015
telecast which the Academy later
responded to in a statement what might
surprise some people is that there’s a
committee that decides who’s honored
during the annual tribute the group is
reportedly tasked with reducing a list
of roughly 300 potential names down to
about 40 meaning quite a few artists are
bound to be absent the in memoriam
committee isn’t the only fraction of the
Academy that’s gotten little attention
the Dolby theatre may look like it’s
packed with stars on camera but the
Academy actually enlists about 300 seat
fillers to keep chairs occupied when a
celeb goes to the bathroom or bar are
you leaving because I got you covered
these people are usually either Academy
members ABC employees or just somebody
who knows somebody in the business as
cool as this gig sounds it comes with a
series of strict guidelines that are
explained during orientation seat
fillers reportedly aren’t allowed to
speak until spoken to and are even given
instructions on how to enter and exit
Isles it was a whirlwind a whisk us
Academy rules in general can be
difficult to follow especially when it
comes to their voting process although
we usually think of the Academy as one
entity it’s made up of 17 branches each
of which is tasked with nominating the
film’s in their respective categories
for example actors vote in acting
categories writers vote on the best
screenplays and so on once all the
nominations are announced the floodgate
is open for all Academy members to vote
in every category this voting system can
sometimes give a contender an unfair
advantage however in 2014 alone yet not
alone received a Best Original Song
nomination although this honor was
revoked two weeks following the
announcement why because it was revealed
that one of the songwriters Bruce
emailed several branch members about a
submission during the voting period
since Broughton was an executive
committee member of the music branch as
well as a former Academy governor this
was widely seen as an abuse of his
position while Broughton perhaps didn’t
go about it the right way there is
little doubt that campaigning matters
when it comes to winning an Oscar
sometimes giving a great performance
isn’t enough requiring nominees to make
friends with as many Oscar voters as
possible and to be in the public eye
there are exceptions as Monique won Best
Supporting Actress for precious despite
refusing to campaign brushes in a
majority of cases though being
personally liked by your peers can make
the difference between a win and a loss
considering how political the Oscar race
is it shouldn’t come as a surprise that
campaigning for one can cost the studio
a pretty penny
up to 25 million dollars to be precise
according to gold Derby founder Tom
O’Neill quote Hollywood spends on
average about one hundred and fifty
million dollars a year to win an Oscar
that costs four hundred dollars to
manufacture producer Steven follows
estimates that a Best Picture winner
will invest ten million dollars towards
campaigning on average ironically that’s
more than twice what it cost to produce
even after all that campaigning and
spending you’re not guaranteed the gold
it doesn’t mean the losers are left
empty-handed however it’s all this
free in 2018 the company distinctive
assets although not affiliated with the
Academy cent everyone wins gift bags to
acting and directing Oscar nominees with
an estimated value of $100,000 believe
it or not the 2016 gift bags were worth
even more at an estimated 230,000
dollars some of the most notable goodies
inside included a $55,000 trip to Israel
a $54,000 walking tour of Japan and a
$1,900 vampire breast lift
after all if anyone needs a free holiday
or breast lift it’s people who are
already insanely wealthy and glamorous
not a bad consolation prize after all
Jesus does that mean I can campaign to
win an Oscar what oh I have to actually
act like well Oh fine well if you want
to see more of the Academy’s work check out these related videos
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