Maybe not exactly, but the Academy Awards give Roger Simon reason to think that the ideological spectrum in Hollywood may be widening:
The 2010 Academy Awards may not have marked the end of โliberal Hollywoodโ as we know it, but they certainly put a solid dent in it. With the pro-military โThe Hurt Lockerโ winning over the enviro-pabulum of โAvatarโ and Sandra Bullock garnering the Best Actress Oscar for a Christian movie, the times are a-changinโ at least somewhat, maybe even a lot.
But one thing is now certain. It is time for conservative, center-right and libertarian filmmakers to stop feeling sorry for themselves and go out and just do it. Their โvictocratโ days are over. No more excuses. โThe Hurt Lockerโ and โThe Blind Sideโ have proven that it can be done. Get out of the closet, guys and gals. If you want to make a film with themes you believe in, quit whining about Industry prejudice and start writing that script and trying to get it made. Thatโs not an easy thing, no matter what your politics.