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It began in 1995.
The time for a more complete celebration of the underscore was long overdue.
But lets go back to how it crashed and burned during the first go-round.
And what of nonbinary performers whom the Academy has yet to acknowledge with its ancient categorizations?
perhaps its time to give every category the luxury of having up to ten nominees.
Which takes me back to the failed dueling Best Original Score experiment.
I spent so much time on winners that I forgot to call out thenominees.
And what would their careers or the movies themselves sound like without that recognition?
Last year,I spoke to composer Thomas Newman about his history with the Oscars.
The Oscars need to change.
We know this, and they know this.
But knowing is far from half the battle.
Why do I think it could work?
Well, because it already did.
