Just ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, more behind-the-scenes drama has ensued. And social media is, once again, playing a hand in it.
Michelle Yeoh — who has already made history as the first Asian woman to be nominated for best actress in nearly 90 years — may have violated Academy Awards rules by sharing snippets on Tuesday of a racially charged article that referenced two-time winner Cate Blanchett, who is her closest competitor in the category.
The Vogue article, titled “It’s Been Over Two Decades Since We’ve Had a Non-White Best Actress Winner,” highlights a lack of representation at the Academy Awards and points out how the “overwhelmingly white voting body” relates to actors who look like them.
