Spirit Awards have become a funhouse mirror version of the Golden Globes, where often richer TV stars mingle with lower-paid film actors, drinks flow freely and the stakes aren’t as high as the Oscars or Emmys. Yet this 38th annual ceremony is filled with suspense — and not just for nominees and movie fans.
“What does gender have to do with the quality of a performance? Really nothing. The other factor was the increasing part of the population that identifies as non-binary. [Not changing things] just felt, frankly, unwelcoming and not inclusive.” “That show was so different, in the sense that it’s very much an ‘away game.’ I felt like an outsider and took Amtrak home immediately,” Minhaj says. “This feels like more of a home game, with fellow writers, producers and actors. We are all linked by our IMDb profiles, so I feel a bit more inside the room.”
It was IFC’s choice not to air the Spirits live for the first time since 1997. “They’re making business decisions that they need to make for their network, so I completely understand,” says Welsh, who talked to several networks about replacing the cabler and will continue to do so for future ceremonies — including streamers and online platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat. “My impression is that this is not about IFC.
Meanwhile, regular membership allows “anyone to be a voting member for $95 a year,” Welsh points out. “More than 30% of our members don’t live in California. They’re joining because they want to be part of the Spirit Awards, so that’s another major stream of revenue coming directly off the show.” He anticipates as large a crowd as its last pre-pandemic ceremony, with more than 1,200 attendees expected under a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
LOL .. looking forward to the near future when wokists start complaining that more men than women are winning the acting awards. These people deserve the misery they bring on themselves.
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