If you were curious why a certain documentary from Daily Wire's Matt Walsh was nowhere to be seen despite at last night's Oscars outperforming the winning documentary by 25x at the box office... we've got answers.
Although the 2025 Oscars were tepid in their TDS, issues from the era of DEI still remained a strong force in the background. A requirement for diversity across a broad spectrum of creative and technical rubrics meant that many movies and documentaries that Americans loved were simply "unfit" for Hollywood's biggest night. Americans, of course, give the ultimate award with money and viewership.
Screen Capture of X Posts regarding documentaries at the Oscars 2025.
Starting with the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented new representation and inclusion standards for films to be eligible for the Best Picture category. These standards, part of the Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, require films to meet at least two out of four criteria.
