Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, the first person of Asian descent to lead Hollywood's most powerful organization reflects on connecting the American and Chinese film industries before shifting to producing films like 'The Joy Luck Club,' how racist jokes told at the Oscars in 2016 motivated her to become active in the Academy and how she feels about Chris Rock, Will Smith and accusations that Academy members are racist.
The People vs. Larry FlyntAnd she speaks candidly about how racist jokes about Asians that were told during the Oscars ceremony in 2016 inspired her to become more active in the Academy , ultimately leading to her appointment to the organization’s board of governors in 2019 and to her election to the board’s top officer position in 2022.
She also engages on a host of hot-button topics, from accusations that this year’s Oscar nominations reflect racism on the part of Academy members to HBO’s decision to air the season finale ofdirectly opposite the Oscars, the Academy’s decision to decline an offer to feature Ukrainian presidentwith the engraved nameplate that he failed to pick up a year ago after winning the best actor Oscar and throwing Hollywood’s biggest night into chaos.
It’s Academy Awards weekend, so cram in viewings of a few more of the nominees, fill out your Oscar pool entry and tune in to this conversation with the woman at the top of the organization behind it all.
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