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Gender Binary Acting Awards: How the Indie Spirits Have Set the Tone and Why Asia Kate Dillon Remains Hopeful Despite Setbacks
Despite all the headlines and conversations around implementing gender-free categories, that movement has softened in the past five years.
It’s a recent pattern seen with other non-binary actors in the awards conversation, such as “Yellowjackets” star Liv Hewson choosing to sit out of Season 2 submission entirely because “there’s not a place for me in the acting categories,” as they told Variety exclusively in April 2023. “And they just told me flat out that they weren’t going to do it.” Despite all the headlines and conversations around implementing gender-free categories, the movement has softened in the years since Dillon wrote that open letter — especially with the ongoing attacks on queer and trans rights. Motion Picture Academy CEO Bill Kramer told Variety in June 2024, “It’s in the early exploration stage and one of many conversations about the future of awards and the Oscars.” The organization has prioritized spearheading new categories for casting and stunts.
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