The Academy Award nominations were announced, and some critics are upset that no women were nominated for best director.
After announcing the nominations, host Issa Rae offered “congratulations to those men” who had been nominated. The comment drew reaction from people online who described it as “shade.”
“Congratulations to those men.” – Issa Rae introducing the Best Director category is a MOOD. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/ihxnw0E6VJ
— Kathleen Newman-Bremang (@KathleenNB) January 13, 2020
“Congratulations to those men”
— says Issa Rae with brilliant shade, announcing the all-male nominees for Best Director in a season that included “The Farewell”, “Hustlers”, “Little Women”, and “Portrait of a Lady On Fire”#OscarNoms
— Charlotte Clymer?️? (@cmclymer) January 13, 2020
After announcing a list of all-male Best Director #OscarNoms…
“Congratulations to those men.” – @IssaRae ???pic.twitter.com/Tg1RSVstdX
— Trey Mangum (@treymangum) January 13, 2020
Issa Rae with the line of the morning: “Congratulations to those men.” #OscarNoms https://t.co/oiECa0GgPU
— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) January 13, 2020
Greta Gerwig, who directed Little Women, was the top choice among many critics, who thought a woman deserved to be nominated for Best Director. Little Women was nominated for Best Picture.
How can Little Women get Best Pic, Actress, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress but not Best Director?! #Oscars2020
— Katie Smith-Wong (@Guitargalchina) January 13, 2020
No Greta Gerwig for ‘Little Women,’ no Lulu Wang for ‘The Farewell,’ no Lorene Scafaria for ‘Hustlers,’ no Melina Matsoukas for ‘Queen & Slim’ no Marielle Heller for ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.’ Once again, the Oscars nominated five men for best director. #OscarNoms
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) January 13, 2020
So Little Women was nominated for Best Picture but Greta Gerwig wasn’t nominated for Best Director pic.twitter.com/UcAMrSFfjC
— abril | greta gerwig lovebot (@nebulannister) January 13, 2020
Joker received the most nominations for any movie with 11, and The Irishman, 1917, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, came in second with 10 nominations. All four movies were also nominated for Best Film.
