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Lily Gladstone’s dress for the Oscars was a collaboration between Gucci and Ironhorse Quillwork.
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Lily Gladstone awards run for Flower Moon Killers was historic, with the artist toppling milestone after milestone: the first Indigenous Golden Globe and SAG winner and the first Native American Oscar nominee.
Although the votes failed to secure him that final superlative: poor things‘Emma Stone won the Academy Award for best actress; The Gladstone effect will continue to reverberate throughout the industry, native community members say.
Spiritual Ranger Writer Joey Clift was at a party with other Native creatives on Sunday night. “To see a traditional Osage group performing a song, to be included in the conversation, to be honored by this industry that for 100 years has not honored us in that way, it seems like anything is possible,” he says. “I felt like I was being allowed into the room in a real way for the first time.”
Television writer Lucas Brown Eyes (young and hungry, alexa and katie) do you agree. “All the natives I know were super excited. They were watching with their children. It was almost like the moon landing, someone on that stage collecting an award that the industry agreed they had earned,” he says. “When a native project is done, it’s usually thanks to the hard work of a few people, not the industry saying, ‘Of course’ and opening its doors. It was, ‘Oh, this is what the stand looks like?’”
Gladstone’s name continued to trend on social media the day after the Academy Awards, with disappointment over her loss at the Oscars and gratitude for her performance both on and off screen. “Every step of the way, he pushed other Native creatives, mentioning Native comedians he’d like to work with in important interviews,” Clift says, adding that Gladstone didn’t just engage in “high-profile advocacy” through the legacy. outlets like The Hollywood Reporter and vanity fair but he also took the time to sit down and listen to Native-led podcasts and radio shows, like A Tribe Called Geek’s nomadcast. “She really used her platform to satisfy her enthusiasm for her nomination, not only for her race, but for the millions of people in the community.”
Gladstone herself has only posted once on social media since the Oscars: a few hours after the ceremony ended, answered to a fan who asked her about her outfit to note that the embellishment on her Gucci dress was made by Joe Big Mountain of Ironhorse Quillwork.
“All these native designers who had moments on the red carpet (during the Gladstone awards race) – this is what we do. We look to our left and right like natives and work with each other,” says actress and writer Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls, Reserve dogs, tall clone). “Bringing these lesser-known artists and designers to a highly viewed space is truly a gift to everyone. Watching Lily do this entire awards season with such grace, class, humor and dignity, not a single misstep was made. No notes!
Clift adds that Gladstone’s awards campaign decisions are also impactful because of the precedent they set for future contenders in his community. “We don’t necessarily have a path of ‘This is how you act on a red carpet,’ so it’s great to see people like Lily Gladstone (Reserve dogs creator Sterlin Harjo) and many native creatives who knocked it out of the park and hopefully also left a good example of not only how to work in the entertainment industry but how to push people forward.”
Much of the disappointment over Gladstone’s loss was tied to the fact that opportunities for indigenous people to be within reach of an Academy Award are extremely rare to the point of being almost non-existent. Not only is she the first Native American to be nominated for an acting Oscar, but few have been cast in roles important enough to qualify for any award consideration: Before Flower Moon KillersThere was only one Native American lead character among the top 1,600 theatrical releases of the past 16 years, according to a research report from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
“A lot of times when (someone loses an award), people say, ‘Okay, there’ll be another chance,’ Brown Eyes says. “But there hasn’t been another opportunity like this (for Native Americans), and that’s why it was disappointing. If you look at most actors, they make a lot of movies and from time to time they get nominated. Would that require a Native actor to land five incredible roles to be nominated? That’s unheard of. “When there are zero to one or two movies a year that feature Native people, that person would have to get every role for a decade.”
By contrast, 15 white women have won the best actress statuette more than once, including this year’s winner, who has been nominated five times.
“The pain is more representative of where we are because we know that this was lightning in a bottle, not just the acting and the opportunity to play a role, but also the support that (Gladstone) had,” Brown Eyes continues.
Still, many Native creatives say Gladstone’s awards season has been a powerful inspiration for the community. “It’s a shame that the Oscars didn’t honor Lily Gladstone last night, but all of Hollywood’s native Hollywood is willing to write her the script that will get her that Oscar,” says Clift, adding that the actress is already ready to star in a Charlie movie. . Kaufman film. “It’s amazing to see natives, children and adults, who are not yet in the industry, who are now motivated to pick up a pen or a camera.”
Schmieding shares the optimistic outlook. “Being so visible right now, I think people are aware of the value of Native storytelling,” he says, pointing out something Ava DuVernay once shared with her. “She said she doesn’t want black media to be considered a renaissance because that implies it will end. I really take it very seriously and I see that we are there too. This is not a rebirth. “We are steadfast and now have the leadership and influence in the industry to continue.”