Kwethula Ifilimu Elisha Lakho "Umbono Osemusha" ohlelweni lwe-Independent Cinema Festication ", umlingisi uCary Malligan akhunjulwa, lapho enquma abaphakanyisiwe kanye nabanqobi base-Oscar, amalungu e-American Film Academy anikeze ubufakazi bokuthi babukele wonke amafilimu abukele wonke amafilimu avela kuwo uhlelo lokuncintisana. Umqondo weMalligan uveze ukuthi ekuphakanyisweni "komqondisi omuhle kakhulu" ngohlaka luka-Oscar, 2020 abuye abe ngamadoda amasha, yize asanda kudlula bekunamafilimu amaningi aholwa ngumqondisi abesifazane.
Angicabangi ukuthi amafilimu awela ohlwini lwabaphakanyisiwe akufanele ukunakwa. Ngokuphambene nalokho, kudingeka babukeke ngempela. Kepha ngiyazibuza ukuthi ngabe uhlelo luhlinzeka ngokuthi amalungu esikole sefilimu kufanele athole amakhophi awo wonke amafilimu ayi-100. Mhlawumbe kufanelekile ukukwenza ube ukuze ungenalo ilungelo lokuvota uma ungazange ubuke ngalinye lalawa mafilimu. Lokhu kudinga ukuhlolwa okuthile. Akungatshazwa ukuthi phakathi kwamafilimu ashiywe ohlangothini kukhona abahle kakhulu. Ngikhuluma ngezithombe ezinjengo "abahlaseli", "abesifazane abancane" kanye "nokuvalelisa". Ngicabanga ukuthi iqiniso lokukhiqizwa kwalo ngokwalo liwuphawu lwentuthuko. Kepha kusezinyathelo zezingane phambili.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi "abesifazane abancane" bathola ama-oscar ayisithupha e-Oscar, kulandela imiphumela ka-2019, kepha umqondisi wefilimu uGreta Gervig akazange afake umqondisi omuhle kakhulu. Ngasikhathi sinye, "umdwebi" uLorin Spafaria kanye "nokuvalelisa" uLulu Wang wahlala ngaphandle kokunakwa kwe-American Film Academy nhlobo. Akusilo ngengozi ukuthi ukuncipha kwanaka lesi simo sezinto. Phambilini, umlingisi wanquma ukushintshela ekudubuleni kuma-movie, akhiqizwa abesifazane. Ngakho-ke, ku "Osemusha Omthenjisiwe" (i-DIRAL FEENLL Fennel) Umlingisi) udlale "emphefumulweni wemakethe" uSarah Gavron kanye "nepulazi" madbound "" di ris.