Tom Hanks: Oscars should honor voice performances

Tom Hanks recently shared his perspective on Oscar categories, advocating that voice actors should be eligible for the main acting awards rather than having a dedicated category.

Hanks believes that any performance capable of moving an audience, whether vocal or involving motion capture like Andy Serkis's work, should be judged on its merit. He pointed to Scarlett Johansson's acclaimed voice performance in 'Her' as an example of a role that garnered significant Oscar buzz, though the film itself won for best original screenplay.

The Academy Awards have yet to nominate a voice-only performance in any of its four acting categories. Furthermore, motion-capture performances have also been overlooked, leading to frustration among prominent figures. Zoe Saldaña, who stars in the 'Avatar' franchise using motion capture, and director James Cameron have both expressed their disappointment with the Oscars' continued snub of such transformative work, calling for change within the Academy's recognition practices.