{"id":2395954,"date":"2025-01-28T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-could-not-even-be-nominated-for-best-picture\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:18:50","slug":"the-ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-could-not-even-be-nominated-for-best-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-could-not-even-be-nominated-for-best-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ridiculous Reason &#8216;Reagan&#8217; Movie Could Not Even Be Nominated for Best Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fthe-ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-could-not-even-be-nominated-for-best-picture%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=2395954&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>The film &#8220;Reagan,&#8221; featuring Dennis Quaid,made an unexpected impact \u200dat the box office during\u2063 the Labor Day Weekend,landing at \u200bthe No.\u2064 3 position behind blockbuster hits &#8220;Deadpool and Wolverine&#8221; and &#8220;Alien: Romulus.&#8221; Despite being an self-reliant film with a budget of $25 million,it received a remarkable &#8220;A&#8221; CinemaScore rating from audiences,equal to that of \u2063&#8221;Deadpool and Wolverine&#8221;\u200c and higher than &#8220;Alien: Romulus.&#8221; Additionally, 98% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-gets-highest-marks-in-post-debate-poll\/\" title=\"DeSantis Tops Post-Debate Poll\">viewers rated<\/a> it positively on\u2062 Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite this success, &#8220;Reagan&#8221; \u2063was\u2062 not eligible for the Academy Awards&#8217; Best Picture category due to its failure to meet the Academy&#8217;s diversity and \u2063inclusion standards, which \u2062require portrayal from\u200d underrepresented groups in notable roles.\u2062 The\u200d film, which is centered around Ronald Reagan\u2019s life, primarily\u200c features white actors, including \u2063Quaid, Penelope \u2064Ann Miller, and Jon Voight, thus not fulfilling the diversity criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u2062 Heritage \u200bFoundation president Ed Feulner criticized the Academy&#8217;s policies, asserting that many classic Best Picture winners would also be disqualified today. He highlighted the absurdity\u200c of a \u200dfilm about \u200dReagan, an actor himself,\u200d being ineligible for consideration at the oscars due to current diversity mandates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The film &ldquo;Reagan&rdquo; starring Dennis Quaid surprised industry watchers at the box office last fall when it took the No. 3 spot over Labor Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reagan-movie-surprises-box-office-scores-rating-audiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placement<\/a> was behind the two tent pole films of Marvel&rsquo;s &ldquo;Deadpool and Wolverine&rdquo; and 20th Century&rsquo;s &ldquo;Alien: Romulus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not bad for a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1723808\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$25 million<\/a> independent flick.<\/p>\n<p>Audiences gave it an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cinema_score\/p\/C_Uk-4ZO5C9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;A&rdquo; CinemaScore rating<\/a>, the same rating as &ldquo;Deadpool and Wolverine,&rdquo; and higher than &ldquo;Alien: Romulus&rdquo; with a &ldquo;B+.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, 98 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">moviegoers positively rated &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Reagan&rdquo; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/reagan_2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>So the people who saw it loved it.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the strong audience response, &ldquo;Reagan&rdquo; was not even eligible to be considered for the Academy Awards &ldquo;Best Picture&rdquo; category.<\/p>\n<p>Why? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/notoriously-woke-target-announces-dei-rollback-just-days-trumps-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a>, of course. Hollywood hasn&rsquo;t gotten the memo that diversity is out and merit is in.<\/p>\n<p>In order for movies to be considered for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Pictures, they must meet certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/news\/academy-establishes-representation-and-inclusion-standards-oscarsr-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diversity standards<\/a>. The requirements include having people of &ldquo;underrepresented&rdquo; ethnic groups, women, LGBT, and other backgrounds in significant roles in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reagan&rdquo; is of course about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-listened-to-barack-obama-and-bruce-springsteens-new-podcast-so-you-dont-have-to\/\" title=\"I Listened To Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen\u2019s New Podcast, So You Don\u2019t Have to\">white guy<\/a> of Irish descent from the Midwest who rises from humble beginnings to become the president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7IcAsIvzSaM?si=Jw_gIpQa_FSjpOcq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Besides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dennis-quaid-reveals-gratifying-part-portraying-reagan-movie-goes-dvd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quaid&rsquo;s<\/a> portrayal of Ronald Reagan, the two other main roles in the film are Nancy Reagan, played by Penelope Ann Miller, and Viktor Petrovich, played by Jon Voight. All three are white, therefore the diversity requirement is not met.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy provides some other ways to reach the DEI threshold based on people who work on the film but do not appear on the screen, such as the director, the writer, the costume designer, or the marketing team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reagan&rdquo; did not meet those alternative criteria either, so it was ineligible for &ldquo;Best Picture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ed Feulner &mdash; the former president of the Heritage Foundation and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">domestic policy adviser<\/a> to President Reagan &mdash; pointed out how silly the Academy&rsquo;s policy is.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Consider some past Best Picture winners that would be disqualified today. 1970&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-patton-called-entire-army-pray-80-years-ago-just-crucial-battle-unfolded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lsquo;Patton,&rsquo;<\/a> for one. Sure, it would be historically inaccurate to make the players in this World War II film a multigender, rainbow-colored group, but good luck capturing the top prize at the Oscars otherwise,&rdquo; he wrote in an opinion piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/jan\/21\/ludicrous-reason-hollywood-barred-reagan-best-pict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feulner also pointed to other past <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/oscars-best-picture-winners\/the-sting-from-left-paul-newman-robert-redford-1973\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Picture<\/a> winners like 1972&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Godfather&rdquo; (about an Italian mob family) and 1984&rsquo;s &ldquo;Amadeus&rdquo; (about 18th-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) that wouldn&rsquo;t make the DEI cut either.<\/p>\n<p>Nor would &ldquo;Rocky,&rdquo; &ldquo;Braveheart,&rdquo; or &ldquo;The Sound of Music.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One irony about the whole situation is that Reagan was an actor who worked during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-list-actors-will-serve-special-ambassadors-hollywood-usher-new-golden-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Age of Hollywood<\/a>. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild, twice. 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Viewers rated it an &#8220;A&#8221; on CinemaScore, matching the rating of &#8220;Deadpool and Wolverine&#8221; and surpassing &#8220;Alien: Romulus,&#8221; which received a &#8220;B+.&#8221; Additionally, 98% of audiences gave positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this strong reception, \u201cReagan\u201d was ineligible for the Academy Awards&#8217; Best Picture category due to diversity requirements that it did not meet. The film focuses on a white male protagonist of Irish descent who becomes U.S. president, with all main characters being white. Ed Feulner criticized these policies by highlighting how many past Best Picture winners would also be disqualified today under such standards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2395955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Reagan.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49320,38152,49321,6445,5634],"class_list":["post-2395954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-best-picture","tag-film-industry","tag-movie-controversy","tag-oscars","tag-reagan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Reagan.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395958,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395954\/revisions\/2395958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}