Matthew

Every one of these candidates does dozens and dozens of press interviews. They are out there campaigning at events and screenings and lunches all over town, all over the world for six months. Bad stuff is going to come up if it's out there.

Yeah, that's the name. Amelia Perez. This is Amelia Perez. They knew this was going to be a controversial movie. In fact, that's why they bought it. It is an openly transgender storyline. The transgender actress is the main character. And Netflix liked that, bought it because they thought it would appeal...

Yeah, that's the name. Amelia Perez. This is Amelia Perez. They knew this was going to be a controversial movie. In fact, that's why they bought it. It is an openly transgender storyline. The transgender actress is the main character. And Netflix liked that, bought it because they thought it would appeal...

to Academy voters, and it showed 13 nominations, the most nominations of any film this year. For that kind of movie not to get the level of scrutiny that I think it deserved from Netflix, I think is a mistake. Now, you could not anticipate this kind of a situation. It is the worst case scenario. I had a guest on The Town call Gus Gohn a terrorist. Because she really did blow up this campaign.

to Academy voters, and it showed 13 nominations, the most nominations of any film this year. For that kind of movie not to get the level of scrutiny that I think it deserved from Netflix, I think is a mistake. Now, you could not anticipate this kind of a situation. It is the worst case scenario. I had a guest on The Town call Gus Gohn a terrorist. Because she really did blow up this campaign.

And it wasn't just that there were bad tweets. The tweets that were uncovered undermined the message of the film. One of acceptance, tolerance, of representation. And these tweets were just so regressive.

And it wasn't just that there were bad tweets. The tweets that were uncovered undermined the message of the film. One of acceptance, tolerance, of representation. And these tweets were just so regressive.

No. I mean, there have been little micro controversies that have come up over the years. There was a film about 10 years ago called The Birth of a Nation, which was directed by a young filmmaker named Nate Parker. And that film sold at the Sundance Film Festival for what was then a record amount of money. And the studio behind it planned an Oscar campaign.

No. I mean, there have been little micro controversies that have come up over the years. There was a film about 10 years ago called The Birth of a Nation, which was directed by a young filmmaker named Nate Parker. And that film sold at the Sundance Film Festival for what was then a record amount of money. And the studio behind it planned an Oscar campaign.

What they didn't plan was that there would be some news reports resurfaces that the filmmaker had been on trial in college for rape.

What they didn't plan was that there would be some news reports resurfaces that the filmmaker had been on trial in college for rape.

He was ultimately acquitted of that and he had denied that he was at fault at all. But that also derailed the Oscar campaign. And ultimately, the film barely even got a release.

He was ultimately acquitted of that and he had denied that he was at fault at all. But that also derailed the Oscar campaign. And ultimately, the film barely even got a release.

Green Book is a great example of how the Academy voters tend not to care that much about these online controversies. You know, oh, this film is not representative of a certain group, or this person has said insensitive things in the past. It didn't stick because... It wasn't contrary to the narrative of the film in a way that Amelia Perez was. This was just noise that was out there.

Green Book is a great example of how the Academy voters tend not to care that much about these online controversies. You know, oh, this film is not representative of a certain group, or this person has said insensitive things in the past. It didn't stick because... It wasn't contrary to the narrative of the film in a way that Amelia Perez was. This was just noise that was out there.

And Academy voters liked the movie, didn't care about the controversy and the noise and voted for it anyway. So not all of these controversies actually stick.

And Academy voters liked the movie, didn't care about the controversy and the noise and voted for it anyway. So not all of these controversies actually stick.

I understand that argument and I don't agree with it because I think if anyone involved with Emilia Perez had had those tweets resurfaced, if it was Zoe Saldana, if it was Selena Gomez, if it was the filmmaker Odiard, if it was any of them that had those resurfaced, I think it would have absolutely imploded the film's campaign. They were so reprehensible. And it wasn't a one-off.

I understand that argument and I don't agree with it because I think if anyone involved with Emilia Perez had had those tweets resurfaced, if it was Zoe Saldana, if it was Selena Gomez, if it was the filmmaker Odiard, if it was any of them that had those resurfaced, I think it would have absolutely imploded the film's campaign. They were so reprehensible. And it wasn't a one-off.

It wasn't something that happened when this person was 15 years old. It wasn't something that was easily explained away. This was a barrage of really offensive messaging. Maybe there was more attention on it because this was the first transgender Best Actress nominee. But I think that any of the talent involved in any of these films would have suffered for those tweets.