After the Oscar nominations came out featuring many male nominees and very little diversity, the Academy was hit with much criticism. Just about everyone had an opinion, including horror author Stephen King. The day after the nominations were announced, King tweeted that he is eligible to vote in three categories: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay. King writes, “Those judging creative excellence should be blind to questions of race, gender or sexual orientation. While acknowledging that his perspective is “white, male, old and rich,” King continues, “As with justice, judgments of creative excellence should be blind.

Source: National Post January 28, 2020 16:41 UTC