{"id":1784070,"date":"2022-12-22T08:04:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784070"},"modified":"2022-12-22T10:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T15:20:30","slug":"actor-hugh-jackman-wants-gender-neutral-acting-award-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-hugh-jackman-wants-gender-neutral-acting-award-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Hugh Jackman Wants Gender-Neutral Acting Award Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-hugh-jackman-wants-gender-neutral-acting-award-categories%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Australian actor Hugh Jackman on Tuesday backed \u201cone gender neutral acting category in which all performers compete\u201d as a way of merging male and female acting award categories into one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">His one in, all in categorization comes from Jackman\u2019s personal belief that when it comes to sexes, \u201cwe all know it\u2019s a much bigger spectrum\u201d than \u201cjust two.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The 54-year-old <em>X-Men<\/em> star made his pitch during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-63985715\">interview<\/a> with the BBC in which the outlet claimed \u201csome are questioning\u201d the future of gendered acting categories in awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Jackman revealed he\u2019s a \u201ca big fan\u201d of having one gender neutral acting category in which all performers compete. He added:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">That would be a really positive step. I don\u2019t understand why it\u2019s split into just two genders when we all know it\u2019s a much bigger spectrum.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Acknowledging to the BBC he \u201cmight have just shot myself in the foot\u201d as his own chances of winning would be halved if there was one non-binary acting category instead of separate best actor and actress categories, he went on: \u201cWhatever the mix is, we should maybe just break down any of those categories that end up being divisive and unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22877128\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/12\/AP22297080417752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22877128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP22297080417752-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Actor Hugh Jackman from the cast of \u201cThe Son\u201d speaks onstage at the 92nd Street Y on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jackman\u2019s call comes after the Gotham Awards, the annual New York ceremony for independent film, last year shifted to acting categories that aren\u2019t defined by gender.<\/p>\n<p>The Gotham Film &#038; Media Institute said they will do away with best actor and best actress categories and replace them with \u201coutstanding lead performance\u201d and \u201coutstanding supporting performance,\u201d as AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/08\/06\/gotham-awards-says-acting-categories-will-no-longer-be-defined-by-gender\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While award shows like the Oscars, Emmys and Tonys retain the traditional male- and female-designated categories, others have shifted to gender-neutral awards as performers enter the public debate of human sexuality and its definition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Renowned award-winning biologist Demi Lovato explains to the unwashed masses that &#8220;there are boys with vaginas and girls with penises.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2fTLPtRcI6\">https:\/\/t.co\/2fTLPtRcI6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1365438601446772737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Berlin Film Festival in March last year handed out their first none-gendered awards while the Grammy Awards ceased separating male and female artists in 2012.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian actor Hugh Jackman on Tuesday backed \u201cone gender neutral acting category in which all performers compete\u201d as a way of merging male and female acting award categories into one. 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