The Independent Spirit Awards has announced it will no longer divide its acting categories by gender — joining the Grammys, MTV awards and others who've made similar moves.
"We're thrilled to join the other festivals and award shows that are already moving to celebrate great acting without reference to gender," Film Independent President Josh Welsh."We're also happy to welcome non-binary performers into the Spirit Awards without forcing them to choose to identify as male or female."
That was the position Asia Kate-Dillion found themselves in when the non-binary actor was asked by Showtime in 2017 if they wanted to be submitted for best actor or best actress.."It's exclusionary, and it continues to uphold a binary that is, ultimately, really dangerous." The then-chief awards officer for the Recording Academy, Bill Freimuth, recalled when the Grammy Awards went completely gender-neutral.
"The question came up. Why do we have these categories? What's the difference between a male country singer and a female country singer?"he said."And, no, that's not the lead into a joke. I have no punchline. It's just a matter of fact. They're both singing, so why do we need to separate that out? And the answer was, we don't know why."
The Spirit awards are seen as a step towards bigger film and TV awards, such as the Oscars and the Emmys, neither of which has given any indication of moving toward gender-neutral categories in acting.
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