Olivia Colman: I'd be paid more if I was Oliver, actress says
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Olivia Colman, the celebrated British actress who has won an Oscar, has expressed that she would receive a significantly higher payment for her movie projects if she were a male.
She acknowledged to CNN that if she were Oliver Colman, her earnings would be significantly higher.
I am aware of an instance where there was a vast difference in pay, amounting to 12,000%. You can calculate the figures yourself.
The matter of fair compensation in the entertainment industry was brought to public attention 10 years ago. However, the most recent roster of the 10 highest-earning performers includes only a duo of female stars.
During an interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN, Colman stated that studies indicate women have consistently been popular attractions in the film industry.
Let's not even begin discussing the unequal pay, however, the reason behind the higher salaries for male actors is because the higher-ups used to claim that they are the ones attracting the crowds. However, this statement has not been accurate for many years now.
However, they tend to utilize this excuse as a justification for offering lower wages to female professionals in comparison to male colleagues, particularly in our field.
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In 2019, Colman was awarded an Academy Award for her performance in The Favourite.
In 2019, Colman became a part of the elite group of Hollywood actors known as the A-list when she won the prestigious best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Anne in the film The Favourite. She has also been nominated for this award twice more since then.
She just starred in the Wonka movie and is going to be in the upcoming Paddington In Peru film.
She has appeared on TV in some shows like Heartstopper and Secret Invasion. Notably, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown on Netflix.
People were really upset when they found out that Claire Foy, who played the previous monarch, was paid less than Matt Smith, who played the Duke of Edinburgh. The people in charge said they wouldn't do that again with the new actors, Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies.
The issue of parity in Hollywood wages became a subject of widespread attention when an intrusion in 2014 exposed emails from Sony executives. Reports indicated that Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams earned comparatively less than the male actors in the film American Hustle.
In a subsequent written statement, Lawrence expressed that she refrained from demanding more during the negotiation process in order to avoid coming across as "challenging" or "entitled".
Initially, I thought it was an acceptable notion, but after viewing the salary information online, I came to the realization that none of my male colleagues were concerned with being labeled as "challenging" or "entitled."
The way women are being treated in Hollywood remains a topic of focus with the widespread rise of the #MeToo campaign.
After Kevin Spacey was dismissed from the movie All the Money in the World due to accusations against him, another controversy arose when it was uncovered that Mark Wahlberg was compensated $1.5 million for reshoots, while his co-star Michelle Williams only received a daily expense allowance of $80.
According to Colman's remarks, it appears that the disparity in pay for different genders is a problem that still persists.
In February, a study found that out of the 100 highest-earning movies in 2023, only 30 of them had women or girls as the main characters. This is a decline from 44 in the previous year and is also the lowest number in almost ten years.
In the current month, Forbes magazine revealed its yearly list of the wealthiest actors, wherein Margot Robbie and Jennifer Aniston were the solo female personalities in the top 10 ranking.
