Jameela Jamil Calls for Non-Binary Category Amid Talk of Oscars Getting Rid of Gendered Acting Awards

“Please read all slides. This is regarding the Oscars looking to get rid of gendered acting awards. As we see with the director award which is genderless, it’s rare to even see a woman nominated never mind win,” she captioned the post.

“I want to open more doors and create more tables, not narrow the opportunities for everyone, including GNC people. If we do Athlete of the year, without gender, it is highly unlikely that aside from the odd year of affirmative action, for optics, that anyone other than a cis man is going to win, because they dominate that world. They generate the most income for the industry, get the most attention and are the biggest stars/names. And yes, that is frustrating, but as I said in these slides, we cannot bank on utopian changes, we have to work incrementally to create change and visibility. The same exists across most industries in the world. More visibility, more categories, more winners to represent more people. ❤️,” she continued.

“I posted this on main because thousands of people in my DMs asked me to, because they agree with this, but for some reason feel too afraid to say it publicly. That is ridiculous. This is a post about inclusion, not exclusion. It’s about making more space. About adding seats to the table. We need to be able to ask and discuss these things with love, compassion and honest logic. ❤️,” Jameela explained.

“Ps. saying let’s do away with awards shows entirely isn’t an answer to this. Please just don’t write if ‘burn it all down’ is your only response. Awards shows aren’t going to go away, they’re a part of this industry, they make some people happy, they enjoy watching them, it celebrates art, and provides frivolous entertainment sometimes in a pretty bleak doom scrolling world. I don’t especially care about awards, but I do see the light entertainment value and I do like seeing someone who has made amazing contributions, be recognized. Watching Olivia Coleman make awards speeches is all I watch on YouTube because she’s hilarious. It’s a bit of fun. Please just let me know solutions, beyond destruction. I’m genuinely trying to get to the bottom of something. I want us to be realistic and logical. Thank you.”

Jameela Jamil also opened up about the role she missed out on.