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Hollywood's 2020 awards season shows latest trends

Updated: 2020-02-17 08:30:27

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A still image of the film Farewell. [Photo/Mtime]

There's nothing like the Hollywood awards season to shine a magnifying glass on the latest trends and shifts in Hollywood's hierarchy and dynamics.

And this year's awards season was no exception.

Asian Cinema

One interesting trend that surfaced this award season was a wider acceptance of Asian or Asian-themed movies, from South Korea's "Parasite," and the Chinese-American "Farewell," to the documentary "American Factory," and the Chinese-American short film "Baby."

"Parasite" swept the awards this season, starting with the Cannes Film Festival Palm D'Or award, then chalking up big wins at the Golden Globes, the top SAG Award for Best Cast Ensemble, the Writers Guild of America Awards, the American Cinema Editor Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Award, the Australian Academy of Cinema and TV Arts - International, and culminating in the never-before win of a foreign language film for a Best Picture Oscar, as well as three other Oscars that night.

Lulu Wang's "Farewell" made a splash in the box office and won Best Feature at the LA Independent Spirit Awards as did Zhao Shuzhen for Best Supporting Female Lead. Awkwafina won Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy at the Golden Globes, but was snubbed by the Oscars.

Writer/director, Lulu Wang, told Xinhua that making a cross-cultural film was important and not as challenging as predicted. "The American crew and Chinese crew worked together so well! There were a lot of cultural differences on set but everyone made an great effort to respect those differences," she said.

Industry insiders are predicting a wider opportunity in the future, for foreign language films in the United States, including Asian films which have sometimes been more difficult for American viewers to fully appreciate.

But, if you take media darling, "Parasite," out of the picture, other than the LA Independent Spirit Awards which were specifically created to celebrate diversity, innovative vision and alternative voices of all races, nationalities and genders, diversity took a hard knock this year as most other award ceremonies turned a blind eye to women and people of color.

Women directors and minorities were not recognized enough at awards this year, with the Academy and the Directors Guild of America Award (DGA) passing them over entirely.

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