I am so happy and satisfied that Lupita won an Oscar for her amazing performance in 12 Years A Slave but would the same lupita would have won if she was not playing a role of a slave but of upcoming business tycoon ?

Why does the western audience or Oscars in general enjoy stereotypical pieces of work coming for minority or developing countries? . Slumdog Millionaire was huge success and went to win Best Picture like 12 Years but what is shown in the movie is just the half truth . It has shown India and Mumbai in a very bad light but it was critically acclaimed because such movies add fuel to the already stereotypical image a average non indian would have about India .


So why do such stereotypical story lines resonates with Oscars and Critics ?

Well it was hard not to root for Lupita she played a very sympathetic role, I feel like she most likely wouldn't of won if she was playing a different character.

yep !!!

Yes.
She only won because she was "black"
they didnt want negative backlash.

All Hollywood movies are stereotypical and inaccurate, nothing new...

Orrrrrrrr she was simply a better supporting actress than the other nominees.

Yes .. But you have to give it to Lupita she played a very great role her acting was magnificent .

But Isn't it bad on Academy's part on recognizing such movies and blowing them up which leads to this continuous promotion of stereotype about a certain race or nationality

She was great and she deserves all the glory for her performance but my question is would lupita would have won if she was not playing a role of slave which was niche role only a black actress can play ?

I've always believe stereotypes are in the mind of the observer. While certain images or roles may play into public's perception of qualities that may constitute stereotypes, they have to realize that stereotypes themselves are fabricated by the public to make sense of minorities. Stereotypes themselves are not real, but they are bought into and accepted as such constantly.

Yes it's bad but they have always done that and always will, they are super formulaic and boring

wasn't Slum Dog Millionaire about a boy from the slums, hence the title? like i don't understand what's so stereotypical about a movie that was pretty straightforward on its content...

same with 12 Years A Slave. i mean, sure do i think the Oscars even handed out awards for it because of this idea of stereotypes and Western way of thinking essentially forcing them to think either it wins or the Academy is racist -- yes i do, which is a flawd and horrible way of thinking because awards should be handed out to people who do the best job and race and ethnicity in any way shouldn't be a factor that goes into the process.

However, 12 Years A Slave depicted actual racism and the effects that i has on people, which is not so stereotypical. like i don't understand how the films you provided are when they are some of the most realistic films I've seen.

This is really an amazing point that you made

this was very thought provoking

- "Does Oscar promotes stereotypes?"

Yes. They promote stereotypes by awarding and nominating films that promote stereotypes.

- "Would the same lupita would have won if she was not playing a role of a slave but of upcoming business tycoon ?"

If the Academy thought the performance was Oscar-worthy, then I think she would have a good chance of winning.

- "So why do such stereotypical story lines resonates with Oscars and Critics ?"

Those types of stories make good movies I guess.

so eloquently put, nice to see

America like to see blacks as slaves. Hence the only time black people get lead roles AND recognition.

Since the release of Slumdog Millionaire there has been n numbers of joke that are cracked about Indian being slumdogs in Internatinal media and platform and the one that immediatly comes to my mind is how Raj from bigbang theory introduces himself to girls . People like you and me are culturally sensitive but most of the population is not and such movies will just fuel the fire .

And yes 12 Years of Slave is a hard hitting movie with cold facts but I am talking about Lupita's oscar ? Would she have won it if she was not playing a niche role only crafted to play by black actress ?

These films don't get made.