Is Oscar non-binary?

Should this year be the last for gendered categories at the Academy Awards?

It’s time for the Gay Super Bowl once again – or, as straight people like to call it, the Oscars. This is my favorite part of the cinematic year, between the nominations and Oscar night itself. And I have questions. Will Ke Huy Quan top off the comeback story of the century with a gold statuette? Am I really going to have to stream Top Gun: Maverick this month? Is Angela Bassett FINALLY going to win an Oscar?

But there’s been another question brewing about the Oscars for a while. At first, it seemed like a silly question, and nobody paid much attention. But last year, the buzz around it started to get a little louder, and it’s gaining some traction. That question is: “Should the Academy get rid of gendered categories?”

People who say yes are essentially advocating reducing the category count by two. Instead of Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role, we’d simply have one category for Best Performance in a Leading Role, where men, women, and non-binary performers would all compete against each other. Ditto for the Supporting Role categories.

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