Marlee Matlin, Jason Blum, Jason Reitman, and More Elected to Academy Board of Governors
The filmmakers join a board that now comprises 54% women and 28% belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
The filmmakers join a board that now comprises 54% women and 28% belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.
Even an Oscar win hasn’t kept the actress from feeling the sting of being underestimated, but as the Sundance smash hit opens for wider audiences, she tells IndieWire she’s already looking ahead to the next fight.
Marlee Matlin says she’s still losing roles because of her disability: “If it’s happening to me today, it can happen to anyone, regardless of whether one has an Oscar or not.”