{"id":446427,"date":"2021-04-23T16:06:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=446427"},"modified":"2021-04-23T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:06:49","slug":"exclusive-daily-wire-poll-most-americans-oppose-oscars-diversity-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-daily-wire-poll-most-americans-oppose-oscars-diversity-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Daily Wire Poll: Most Americans Oppose Oscars\u2019 Diversity Requirements"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fexclusive-daily-wire-poll-most-americans-oppose-oscars-diversity-requirements%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=446427&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3489.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The majority of Americans don\u2019t believe diversity requirements should be a significant factor in whether or not a film is nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards, according to the findings of a new SurveyMonkey poll commissioned by The Daily Wire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With the Academy Awards only days away, the poll asked a national sample of Americans whether diversity in a film\u2019s cast, themes or crew should play a significant role in getting an award nomination or whether artistic merit should be the sole factor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sixty-three percent of respondents agreed that \u201cfilms should solely be judged on their artistic merits,\u201d while only 24% of respondents said \u201cdiversity should be a significant factor\u201d in a film\u2019s nomination. The other respondents indicated they were unsure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nearly half of non-white respondents, 48%, said artistic merit should be the sole consideration, while 38% said diversity should be factored in the nomination decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last year, the Academy Awards announced that, beginning in 2024, a film will only qualify for Best Picture if it meets specific diversity criteria in two of four diversity areas. The Academy\u2019s new guidelines cover \u201con-screen representation, themes and narratives\u201d and \u201ccreative leadership and project team,\u201d as well as so-called industry access opportunities and audience development diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When respondents were provided with verbatim quotes directly from the Academy\u2019s press release explaining the new guidelines, 35% of respondents support them. Furthermore, only 13% of respondents strongly support them. Half of respondents opposed the new standards, including 32% of respondents who indicated they strongly oppose them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In total, 39% of respondents said that they believed the new diversity standards would improve films, while 33% of them indicated that they would make films worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many of the survey\u2019s respondents also indicated they do not plan to watch the Oscars this Sunday, but reasons for skipping the annual show vary largely by party affiliation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among self-identified Republicans, 47% said that they definitely don\u2019t plan to watch the Oscars this year, and only 9% said they definitely plan to watch. Sixty-three percent of Republicans who plan to skip the Oscars said it was because the program has become too political.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among-self identified Democrats, 20% said that they definitely don\u2019t plan to watch the Oscars this year, and 16% said that they definitely plan to watch. Sixty percent of Democrats who plan to skip the Oscars said it was because they don\u2019t typically watch it, while another 34% said it was because the show is too boring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moreover, 66% of respondents said they haven\u2019t watched any of the movies nominated for Best Picture this year. An even larger number of Republican respondents, 78%, haven\u2019t watched any of the movies up for the award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of the largest areas of agreement among the respondents was the belief that Hollywood shouldn\u2019t modify films to appease foreign entities, such as China\u2019s National Film Bureau. In total, 82% of Americans indicated that Hollywood shouldn\u2019t censor, even if that meant, for example, a film wouldn\u2019t be screened in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unsurprisingly, more than two-thirds of respondents indicated that they have not been to the movies in the last year, and 8% of respondents said that they haven\u2019t been to the movies in the last month. Only 38% of Americans who frequented the movies at least several times per year last year said that they \u201cdefinitely\u201d plan to return to the movies when pandemic restrictions ease up in their states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When they do return to the movies, the poll\u2019s results seem to suggest that most Americans plan to watch action films. The most highly anticipated film of the year, according to the survey, is \u201cNo Time To Die,\u201d the new installment in the James Bond series, which 39 percent of the respondents said they plan to watch. This was followed by Tom Cruises\u2019s \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d at 36 percent and \u201cCruella,\u201d starring Emma Stone, at 32 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1szQGZqP4VzMm8EvSkC_9p48KZvqXUBW-\/view\">online poll<\/a> was commissioned by The Daily Wire and conducted by SurveyMonkey on April 21-22, 2021. The survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,203 American adults, 35% of whom identified as Democrats, 32% of whom identified as Republicans, and 33% of whom identified as Independents. The margin of error was 3%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read the Academy\u2019s full diversity criteria below:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"140\">\n<p><em>For the\u00a096th Oscars (2024), a film must meet\u00a0TWO\u00a0out of\u00a0FOUR\u00a0of the following standards to be deemed eligible:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>STANDARD A:\u00a0 ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES AND NARRATIVES<\/u><\/em><br \/><em>To achieve Standard A, the film must meet ONE of the following criteria:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A1. Lead or significant supporting actors<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At least\u00a0<u>one<\/u>\u00a0of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Asian<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Hispanic\/Latinx<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Black\/African American<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Indigenous\/Native American\/Alaskan Native<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Middle Eastern\/North African<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Other underrepresented race or ethnicity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A2. General ensemble cast<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from at least\u00a0<u>two<\/u>\u00a0of the following underrepresented groups:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A3. Main storyline\/subject matter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s).<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>STANDARD B: CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PROJECT TEAM<\/u><\/em><br \/><em>To achieve Standard B, the film must meet ONE of the criteria below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>B1. Creative leadership and department heads<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At least\u00a0<u>two<\/u>\u00a0of the following creative leadership positions and department heads\u2014Casting Director, Cinematographer, Composer, Costume Designer, Director, Editor, Hairstylist, Makeup Artist, Producer, Production Designer, Set Decorator, Sound, VFX Supervisor, Writer\u2014are from the following underrepresented groups:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At least\u00a0<u>one<\/u>\u00a0of those positions must belong to the following underrepresented racial or ethnic group:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Asian<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Hispanic\/Latinx<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Black\/African American<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Indigenous\/Native American\/Alaskan Native<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Middle Eastern\/North African<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Other underrepresented race or ethnicity<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>B2. Other key roles<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At least\u00a0<u>six<\/u>\u00a0other crew\/team and technical positions (excluding Production Assistants) are from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. These positions include but are not limited to First AD, Gaffer, Script Supervisor, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>B3. Overall crew composition<\/em><br \/><em>At least 30% of the film\u2019s crew is from the following underrepresented groups:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>STANDARD C:\u00a0 INDUSTRY ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES<\/u><\/em><br \/><em>To achieve Standard C, the film must meet BOTH criteria below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>C1. Paid apprenticeship and internship opportunities<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The film\u2019s distribution or financing company has paid apprenticeships or internships that are from the following underrepresented groups and satisfy the criteria below:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The major studios\/distributors are required to have substantive, ongoing paid apprenticeships\/internships inclusive of underrepresented groups (must also include racial or ethnic groups) in most of the following departments: production\/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The mini-major or independent studios\/distributors must have a minimum of<u>\u00a0two<\/u>\u00a0apprentices\/interns from the above underrepresented groups (at least\u00a0<u>one<\/u>\u00a0from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group) in at least one of the following departments: production\/development, physical production, post-production, music, VFX, acquisitions, business affairs, distribution, marketing and publicity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>C2. Training opportunities and skills development (crew)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The film\u2019s production, distribution and\/or financing company offers training and\/or work opportunities for below-the-line skill development to people from the following underrepresented groups:<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><br \/><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><u>STANDARD D: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT<\/u><\/em><br \/><em>To achieve Standard D, the film must meet the criterion below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>D1. Representation in marketing, publicity, and distribution<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The studio and\/or film company has multiple in-house senior executives from among the following underrepresented groups (must include individuals from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups) on their marketing, publicity, and\/or distribution teams.<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Women<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 Racial or ethnic group<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Asian<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hispanic\/Latinx<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Black\/African American<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Indigenous\/Native American\/Alaskan Native<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Middle Eastern\/North African<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u200bOther underrepresented race or ethnicity<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u2022 LGBTQ+<\/em><br \/><em>\u2022 People with cognitive or physical disabilities, or who are deaf or hard of hearing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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