12/20/2023 0 Comments Asia kate dillon![]() The distinction between male and female acting categories was implemented as a means of combating the chronic and systemic overlooking of cis-women, particulary white cis-women, when it came to acting awards. ![]() Not only do your current categories erase non-binary identities by limiting performers to identifying as male or female / man or womxn ( which not all SAG members, like myself, do), they also serve as an endorsement of the gender binary at large, which actively upholds other forms of discrimination, including racism, the patriarchy, and gender violence. Separating people based on their assigned sex, and/or their gender identity, is not only irrelevant when it comes to how an acting performance should be judged, it is also a form of discrimination. If you google my name and “acting award categories,” you will find I have been calling for an end to segregated acting categories. In late 2016, I publicly came out as non-binary, meaning I’m not male or female, or man or womxn. I received your letter today, June 10, 2020, and I apologize for my delayed response, which will focus on the acting categories you have asked me to judge. ![]() In a letter dated Jyou reached out notifying me I had been “selected to serve on the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee.” The categories you asked me to participate in judging are: female actor in a leading role, female actor in a supporting role, male actor in a leading role, male actor in a supporting role, cast in a motion picture and stunt ensemble in a motion picture. ![]() Dear JoBeth, Daryl, Jason, Elizabeth, and Woody: ![]()
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