Sam Mendes says gender-neutral pricing is ‘inevitable’: ‘I think it’s perfectly reasonable’

Sam Mendes shares his thoughts on gender neutral awards and what he thinks about awards in general.

During a recent interview the rich in light The director was asked about Emma Corrin’s call to remove gender from awards shows.

“I fully understand that, yes, and I think it may be inevitable in the end,” he said in the BBC interview. “I think that’s the way it goes and I think it’s perfectly reasonable.”

Mendes, who won an Oscar for directing in 2000 american beauty and a BAFTA award for it 1917have a practical view of the true purpose of awards.

“For me, people forget about pricing, I think it happens all the time, they use it as a yardstick for the industry, but the truth is that pricing is a TV show,” he continued. “You know, awards are there to promote films. If that film wins an award, I’m more likely to go there, and that’s what they’re doing there. It’s not about you, it’s not about the art or craft of the industry, especially not selling movies.”

When the BBC reporter said he appeared to be dismissing the awards he had received in the past, Mendes added: “I’m not denying the importance of them, but I’m saying they were there for cinema and the craft and the to promote art. of the film to promote celebration. They are the showcase, but they are not the thing itself.”

Corrin, who identifies as non-binary and uses his/her pronouns, stars in Diana, Princess of Wales The crown. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work on The police officer in the “Best Actress – Television Series Drama” category. Corrin told BBC News that she hopes for a future where gender neutral distinctions prevail.

“I hope for a future where that happens,” she said. “I don’t think the categories are broad enough at the moment.”

At the time of her Golden Globes nomination, Corrin had not yet come out and was still accepting her pronouns.

“I struggle to justify in my mind right now being non-binary and being nominated in female categories,” added Corrin. “Do we have to specify in the categories whether you are nominated for a female or a male role?”