The Hollywood star Cate Blanchett has said she would rather be called an actor than an actress. The Australian, who is heading the jury at the Venice film festival, gave her backing to Berlin festival’s controversial decision last week to do away with gendered prizes and only give a best actor award. “I have always referred to myself as an actor,” Blanchett said after being asked about the move towards gender-neutral prizes hours before the 10-day Covid-restricted Venice jamboree began. “I am of the generation where the word actress was used almost always in a pejorative sense. Venice was heavily criticised for selecting only one female film-maker to compete for the Golden Lion in 2017 and 2018.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2020 23:48 UTC