Vin Diesel terms Oscar ‘elitist’, says Oscar is somewhat prejudiced against performers in action movies.
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Vin
Diesel
might
be
one
among
the
top-notch
action
stars
in
Hollywood.
He
might
also
be
among
the
highest
paid
actors
in
the
west.
But
one
thing
Vin
Diesel
doesn't
have
in
his
credit
is
an
Academy
Award
or
Oscar.
However,
the
actor
doesn't
seem
to
have
a
weakness
for
that
either.
And
calls
Oscar
being
little
prejudiced
against
performers
in
action
films.
"I
don't
think
Oscars
have
gotten
around
to
processing
the
fact
that
performers
in
action
films
can
give
performances.
There
is
a
prejudice
there.
I
remember
working
with
a
director
called
Sidney
Lumet
on
a
film
called
Find
me
Guilty
and
he
talked
about
that
prejudice." Said
Vin
Diesel.
"He
would
often
say
there
is
a
prejudice
against
beautiful
women
in
Hollywood
and
that
beautiful
women
would
be
less
likely
to
get
accolades." He
added.
Diesel
also
calls
Oscar
an
'elitist'.
And
he
says
he
makes
film
for
everyone
and
not
to
grab
certain
accolades.
"The
term
didn't
exist
and
it
was
something
that
came
out
in
the
80s
with
Arnold
and
Sly
(Sylvester
Stallone).
So
it's
a
relatively
new
term.
I
don't
think
Oscars
have
caught
up
to
that
yet.
So
they
still
maintain
a
little
prejudice." Stated
Vin
Diesel.
"So
it's
kind
of
preposterous
because
what
other
movies
would
make
you
feel
like
Furious
7
did.
However,
I
don't
make
my
movies
for
accolades.
I
make
my
movies
for
people.
I
don't
carry
an
elitist
approach
to
movies.
I
make
my
movies
for
everyone."
He
added.
"And
I
want
to
offer
an
escapism
to
everyone.
Not
take
an
elitist
approach
like
the
Oscar
so
often
does." The
actor
stated
further.