This is the most symbolic start in Oscars. The win will say a lot not only about Hollywood

According to the data presented by San Diego State University for the Study of Women in Film & Television, The percentage. In 2015 it was 20 percent, in 2022 only 14. In 2023 only in three nominated films we could see women over 45 in significant roles, men in the same age range in the nominated films were 32 – lists the USC Annenberg Inclusion Inclusion Initiative.

Movies created by women over 40 are rare

The Academy is trying to encourage inclusion in the cinema, introducing changes in the nominating system for prizes. Currently, In order for a given production to qualify for an Oscar nomination in the Best Film category, it must meet two of the four points saved so -called Academy Inclusion Standards. All rules relate to the presentation of specific social groups – including women. Changes in this matter were necessary. On the initiative of L. Stacy Smith, a well -known researcher of the issue of inequalities in the entertainment industry, an inclusionlist.org website was created. Research published on the website shows that From 1929, out of almost 13.5 thousand nominated artists, only 17 percent They were women. Unfortunately, statistics do not clarify their age.

On Wikipedia, we can check the list the oldest winners and actors nominees for Oscar throughout the history of the awards. Among the 20 names, one woman appeared – Jane Campion, who in 2021 received the statuette for directing “dog claws”, was 67 years old at the time.

A small number of mature women in front of the camera may be the result of a fairly small number of women behind the camera. The state of affairs may also be influenced by managerial positions in the industry. The aforementioned SDCU study showed that in films in which men were responsible for directing and/or script, women constituted 19 percent. protagonists. In films in which women directed and/or script dealt with, the presence of people of the same sex increased by 57 percent. Additionally Movies created by women in forty are rare. In 2022, such projects accounted for only 12.6 percent. – we read at msmagazine.com.

Changes in the approach to the work of mature women in the film industry are slow and relatively recently. The last five years in the history of Oscars are presented in terms of the visibility of mature creators much better. In 2019, the statuette was won by Olivia Colman (then 45-year-old) and Regina King (48 years old), a year later Renee Zellweger (50 years) and Laura Dern (53 years), in 2021 the awards were awarded to: Frances McDormand (63 years old) and Yuh-Jung You (73), in 2022: Jessica Chastain (44 years old) Jane Campion (67 years old), in 2023: Michelle Yeoh (60 years old) and Jamie Lee Curtis (64 years old). In 2024, no woman over 40 received a statuette, but among the nominees there was a 45-year-old Justine Triet, 41-year-old Emily Blunt, 61-year-old Jodie Foster, 65-year-old Annette Bening and 45-year-old Sandra Huller.

Demi Moore believed that she did not deserve ambitious roles. The director of the “substance” gave her a chance

Ageism in Hollywood is the main topic of the film “Substance” Coralie Fargeat, which was nominated for an Oscar in five categories. The creator discussed the problem, dressing him in a metaphorical body horror about Elisabeth Sparkle. She is a woman in his fifty who devoted her whole life to the entertainment industry. Although she tried to maintain the perfect appearance and form, A group of men in suits decided – her time is overa younger replacement will appear in the star’s place. The work of Fargeat is also multidimensional thanks to casting. She played the main heroine 62-year-old Demi Moore, which the industry was first pigeonhole and then ruled out.

The actress was never associated with ambitious roles. She played well, her films attracted viewers and earned money, but Moore’s skills have never been taken seriously by the creators. She perfectly fitted into the cinema of the 90s, but when this era was over and Moore was not young, the actress almost completely disappeared from the screens. Fargeat saw the potential in it.

Thanks to the director in “substance” Demi Moore played the role of life and proved how much she had (and probably years earlier she had) to offer. After the screening of the movie in Cannes, the production stayed Awarded with an 11-minute standing ovation. Demi Moore has already received this year’s Saturn award and the Golden Globe for the phenomenal creation. When she received the statuette, she did not try to stop deep emotion. She confessed that She heard many times that she was “only a popcorn actress” and she began to believe it herself. “It led me to a point where I thought that maybe this is everything I could do. Maybe I did everything I should” – she said while receiving the Golden Globe. She mentioned that then a script for “substance” appeared on her desk.

This is the most symbolic start in Oscars 2025

The biggest competition for Demi Moore in the fight for the Oscar seems to be Mikey Madison. The actress is barely 25 years oldhowever, for her role in “Anor” she has already received the BAFTA and Spirits award. Although Demi Moore lost to Madison in the race by only one statuette among the most important before Oscars, it was the most important statuette. Prizes Bafta has quite a lot of compliance with the academy’s judgments. In 2024, both awards were received by Emma Stone, in 2021 Frances McDormand, and in 2020 Renee Zellweger.

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The clash for the prize for the leading female role in Oscars 2025 has, as you can see, very symbolic meaning. The choice of the Academy may seem to deny the thesis presented in the “substance” or confirm it. Everything indicates that the competition takes place between Madison, which is at the beginning of its career, symbolizes youth, vitality and strength, and Moore, which joined the fight for the visibility of mature women in Hollywood. Ultimately, the best role should be in the choice, but we know well that in the case of academy awards it is a rather utopian vision.