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Elle Fanning Advocates for Genre Films at Awards

11/13/2025

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Elle Fanning, the actress, told the Hollywood Reporter that award shows should recognize genre films and that bias against them should not exist, saying, "a film is a film."
She cited Demi Moore's The Substance and Everything Everywhere All at Once as examples of genre-diverse work.
Fanning expressed hope for continued change in the industry.
She stars in Predator: Badlands, playing dual roles with co-star Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi.

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Story summary

Elle Fanning, the actress, told the Hollywood Reporter that award shows should recognize genre films and that bias against them should not exist, saying, "a film is a film."
She cited Demi Moore's The Substance and Everything Everywhere All at Once as examples of genre-diverse work.
Fanning expressed hope for continued change in the industry.
She stars in Predator: Badlands, playing dual roles with co-star Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi.