And once again Australian Television Comedy is already snubbed by the AACTAs. I rarely get political on social media, but here goes… Bafflingly and insultingly for both categories, Comedy is combined with Light Entertainment. And only one comedy acting category compared with FOUR for drama. No gender distinction for comedy, no lead or supporting differentiation. And if its anything like previous years, the comedy awards will likely be given out on the NON televised night. What are we to take away from this - that comedy is somehow easier? That people who work on comedies dont work as hard? That actors who do comedy arent as talented or as deserving of accolades? What a slap in the face for all the hard working, incredibly talented Australians who work their arses off to make us laugh and help define our proud and unique sense of humor? The Golden Globes, The Emmys, The BAFTAs - all have separate comedy and light entertainment categories, and all have gender distinctions in their comedy awards. Why not us? Australian television comedy - youre just too damn good not to be recognized fairly. We, the people love and appreciate you, even if the AACTAs dont. If you agree, please feel free to write a (polite) message on the AACTA Facebook page. https://facebook/AACTAawards. Lets make a change. #aactacomedymatters
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:52:43 +0000
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