Studios have been gaming the Oscar nominationsfor years - it's time the Academy took action "Category fraud," Guy Lodge wrote in Variety, is"the practice of campaigning a leading performance in a supportingcategory (or, more rarely, vice versa) to increase an actor's chances ofa nomination or win - and, in some cases, to avoid competition." There have been instances of category fraud ever since the Academy introduced the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories in 1936to honour the work of character actors and featured players without themhaving to compete at the Oscars...
Studios have been gaming the Oscar nominationsfor years - it's time the Academy took action "Category fraud," Guy Lodge wrote in Variety, is"the prac...