> Speaking of the Oscars, I note that they still use the outmoded and
> sexist word "actress."

I heard complaints that females never featured in the "Directors" category for maybe a decade after it was introduced. Swings and roundabouts, an' all that. FWIW I still find "actor" jarring when applied to females, and so does Herself.

I won't drag Dame Edna into this thread.