It’s about time: Rachel Morrison is the first woman to be nominated for an Oscar for cinematography. Hollywood is still far from gender equality, but just how pronounced is the imbalance?
#MeToo and “Time’s Up” have triggered an urgently needed debate about gender equality in the film industry, dealing a blow to Hollywood’s glossy façade.
And suddenly, for the first time in the 90-year history of the Oscar Awards, a woman has been nominated for her camerawork this year.
Rachel Morrison is the director of photography of “Mudbound,” a Netflix family drama about racism and discrimination in rural Mississippi in the aftermath of World War II. The film’s director and co-writer, Dee Rees, is the first black woman to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, along with screenwriter Virgil Williams.
Add that to Greta Gerwig’s Best Director nomination for “Lady Bird” and you might think the arguments about power and gender issues in Hollywood and the film industry in general have already made a difference.
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