The 95th Academy Awards ushers in New Hollywood

The awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best International Film (Including the recognition of the buzz around Naatu Naatu) are significant wins in this watershed moment in Hollywood. They connote diversity and inclusion in an erstwhile elitist and restricted club that typified the golden Era of American Cinema. Today’s world is defined by the internet, tik tok (social media), indie Filmmakers and VOD/Streaming platforms. The world just got smaller and inclusive. That global village has metamorphosed into a community that sees creativity as a form of identity that transcends gender, class, religion, politics and ethnicity.