Tell The Saturn Awards That #FINNISALEAD
Issue: The Saturn Award nominations have been announced. Star Wars: The Force Awakens received many nominations. In the Acting category, John Boyega is nominated as a Supporting Actor while Harrison Ford is nominated as the Lead Actor. However, John Boyega is the male lead of the film. There is no excuse or plausible explanation for the choice to categorize him as a Supporting Actor.
Background: In 1977, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamil were nominated as lead actors for their roles in A New Hope; the more well-known Alec Guinness (Kenobi) was appropriately nominated as a supporting actor. This year, Daisy Ridley was nominated as Lead Actress with Carrie Fisher and Lupita N’yongo receiving supporting nominations for their roles.
Help Us Tell the Saturn Awards that #FinnIsALead:
Tweet (include #FinnIsALead):
@SaturnAwards1 and/or @JeffRector (Leader of the Actor Nominating Committee)
- Ex: “Why is John Boyega nominated as Supporting Actor instead of Lead? #FinnIsALead”
- Ex: “#FinnIsALead in The Force Awakens. John Boyega should be nominated as a lead actor. Please fix this.”
- Ex: “In ‘77 Hamil & Ford were up for Lead, but now only Ford is and Boyega is supporting? Doesn’t make sense. #FinnIsALead”
Email: Saturn.Awards@ca.rr.com
Message: Contact Form (message them on their website)
Tumblr: @saturnawards
Please be respectful & polite in your tweets, emails, and messages. The goal is to bring this issue to their attention and encourage them to rectify it.
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(via cthulhu-with-a-fez)
