Using Blanchett of all people to open his argument was beyond stupid, but he's right about everything else.
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“That's why year in and year out, the guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins Best Actress,” Sorkin wrote. “Cate gave a terrific performance in Blue Jasmine but nothing close to the degree of difficulty for any of the five Best Actor nominees. Daniel Day-Lewis had to give the performance he gave in Lincoln to win--Jennifer Lawrence won for Silver Linings Playbook, in which she did what a professional actress is supposed to be able to do. Colin Firth/Natalie Portman. Phil Hoffman had to transform himself into Truman Capote while Julia Roberts won for being brassy in Erin Brockovich. Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies. Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren't that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.”
Dead at his Firth/Portman example. What did Firth have to do so that was so difficult besides stutter? Meanwhile, Portman's role was ****ing maniacal and she was maybe the fourth best in her category that year. This fool needs to stop talking.
I disagree. Last year was an unusually VERY tight-race for Best Actor. There are weak years for every category; last year's Best Actor race was unusually competitive compared to the average year. But.. he can stay sexist.
Perhaps the real issue is the amount of GOOD roles going to women, which he has a point on.