Controversy over this cover of The Hollywood Reporter, which crowns many smooth fifty-one actresses and no black women

The magazine The Hollywood Reporter brought together seven actresses who could be up for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the next Emmy Awards ceremony. Predictions about those who created the buzz and whose performance was praised. And this, at least as of now, the 2024 television production nominations have not yet been revealed. On the cover we find Sofia Vergara Griselda, For Nicole Kidman MigrantsJennifer Aniston for Morning showFor Anna Sava ShogunFor Jodie Foster A true detectiveFor Naomi Watts Feud and for Brie Larson Chemistry lessons.

Casting that brings together actresses between the ages of 30 and 60, even if they all look the same age as some comments suggest. “Why did Jodie Foster and Nicole Kidman wear too much makeup?” “Jodie Foster is the only one who looks real” “We need to hire new editors and photoshop people…Jennifer Aniston is more tanned than Sofia Vergara…” “.

But the biggest problem with this cover, according to netizens, remains the lack of variety. Indeed, almost every comment on the magazine’s Instagram points to the lack of black actresses; “The shirt lacks melanin. Viola Davis, Nice Nash, Regina King. All of these ladies had a great year and would add to this cover “Where are the black actresses?”, “Of course there are no black women in dramatic roles in Hollywood right now. None,” “Maybe they have separate coverage for all black actresses.” A casting error that is further reinforced by the choice of a white unit in terms of appearance. “This is the whitest blanket I’ve ever seen,” “Everything is white, even the clothes.”

Some still welcome the representation of the Latino population with Sofia Vergara and the Asian population with Anna Savai. Even if this remains insufficient. The magazine also decided to pin the latter two’s portraits so that they appear first on the Instagram account, but apparently that won’t be enough to hide this cover choice, as one netizen points out.