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Tears of a Clone

Why Hollywood’s Women Are All Choked Up
Article by Laura Smith, published in 2007; filed under Film; tagged crying, emotions, gender stereotyping, Hollywood.

From all the films made every year, the Academy must choose the performance that deserves its Best Actress accolade—and avid watchers of their annual awards might well conclude it has no sensible criteria. Some years, the voting body wants to show its integrity. Other years, it wants to pet its poodles. This year, it wanted to pretend that racism isn’t an industry given, and rolled out an inelegant glut of tardy tributes. And there are, clearly, yet more social and political complexities polluting the field.