Oscars 2016: It's time for Hollywood to stop defining great drama as white men battling adversity

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65. Rachel McAdams played a prominent role

Her character was female and was integral to the battle.

Almost every movie is about some kind of conflict for the most part.

Straight Outta Compton is about a group of men overcoming adversity.

In any case, I have given this a lot of thought - and I do appreciate you challenging me to do so. I agree that there is a fundamental problem with the fact that most of the people in positions of power in Hollywood are white (and also generally male) and so you mostly get movies being made that reflect their tastes.

I personally feel like it is ridiculous that every nominee for every acting category is almost always skinny. They certainly don't reflect society at large in terms of body type. But that is a separate issue.

In terms of the Academy Awards, I think they should get more diversity amongst whoever gets to vote on these things. However, I think if the best actors happen to all be white people, that they shouldn't be penalized for that. That is to say that one should not include a non-white person just to do so. It's just an awards show for a bunch of spoiled rich people.