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Veteran entertainers Billy Crystal and Bette Midler are urging producers behind the Oscars to acknowledge comedic actors by launching a new awards category.
In the early years, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences execs split nominations for Best Director and Best Original Score into separate groups for either drama or comedy, but the latter category was eventually dropped.
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Almost all actors receiving a nod in a supporting or leading role are mentioned for their contributions to serious works, and Crystal is now calling on organizers to designate a division just for the industry's funny men and women, who hardly ever get noticed during awards season.
He tells CNN.com, "I mean, the Golden Globes has it [a comedy category]. I just think it should be recognized more. There have been some amazing comedic performances that just don't [get] considered. I mean... [look at] Steve Martin in 'All of Me'."
And his "Parental Guidance" co-star Midler agrees, adding, "What about Eddie Murphy in' Nutty Professor'? I mean, my God! Who has ever done that? That was amazing!"
Look how long it took a fantasy movie (Return of the King) to win Best Picture.
Beauty and the Beast becomes the first traditionally animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, and the very next year they change the format to ensure that it can never happen again.
How many actors have thoroughly deserved an Oscar nomination, only to be snubbed because of some long-standing grudge between them and the Academy?
The entire culture of the Academy itself will need to be changed before the Oscars stop being such a joke.
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