In athletics, we separate the men from women because women are much much much worse at sports. Any man on the street could win gold in the Olympics. A complete joke.
Is this why they separate the genders in acting? Is being the 2000th best male actor like being the best woman actor? Would there be a controversy if say, Mario Lopez got a sex change and started winning every female acting award?
If not, then why not have a single award that allows a woman to possibly be the #1 entertainer for that year without the qualifier of "She's the best....of the ladies"?
Thanks!