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Internet backs Danielle Deadwyler after 'Till' star claims racism and misogynoir were behind Oscars snub

'How Danielle Deadwyler didn't get an Oscar nomination is beyond me,' a person tweeted

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Danielle Deadwyler reportedly believed that racism and misogynoir played a factor in this year's Academy Awards' nominations, in which she was snubbed for the Best Actress award. When the nominations were announced in January, Deadwyler was expected to be nominated for her acclaimed performance as Emmett Till's mother Mamie Till-Mobley in 'Till'. However, when the final nominations came, her name was not there.

In the run-up to Oscar nominations, Deadwyler received nods from the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTAs​, and won best lead performance at the Gotham Awards. According to CBS News, 'Till' director Chinonye Chukwu wrote on Instagram the day following the Oscar nominations, “We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women.” 

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'We're talking about misogynoir'

When asked about Chukwu's comments on an episode of 'Kermode & Mayo's Take' podcast that aired on Friday, February 10, Deadwyler said that she agreed with them. She reportedly said, "We're talking about people who may have chosen not to see the film — we're talking about misogynoir — and how that manifests itself in a variety of ways, whether direct or indirect. It has an impact on who we are." 

Moya Bailey, a Black feminist novelist and activist, created the term misogynoir to describe misogyny and prejudice directed against Black women. Deadwyler, who was named one of the Associated Press' breakthrough performers of 2022, said on the podcast that it was everyone's obligation to maintain even and fair competition. “Nobody is absolved of not participating in racism and not knowing that there is a possibility of its lingering effect on the spaces and the institution,” she remarked. 

'Beyond me'

The snub has left many of her fans seething as they took to social media to let their opinions known. A user wrote on Twitter, “How Danielle Deadwyler didn't get an Oscar nomination is beyond me.” "Maybe those that acted the best got the nomination. Race shouldn’t be a factor in getting a nod,” another added. 

Someone else noted, “Watch the movie. Based on her performance she deserves to be nominated as much as Blanchett or Yeoh and more than the other 3. Still, it has more to do with the way studios push nominations that she wasn't nominated more than racism.” “Nobody saw Tár with Cate Blanchett either, yet it's nominated for a ton of awards & 6 Oscars, including Best Actress. Till even has higher ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, yet it's nominated for ZERO Oscars. Also, I DID see Till, & Danielle Deadwyler's performance is award-winning,” another added. “It most certainly is. I support her and Viola Davis,” yet another user remarked. 

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