Oscar-nominated 'Lady Bird' Cops Censorship For Australian Release

Australian audiences for the universally praised and Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird are not going to see the original cut of the movie as it's been censored by Universal for Aussie release.

As reported on the Media Censorship In Australia Facebook page, the film originally received an MA15+ rating from the Australian Classification Board for 'Brief, strong nudity'.

A revised version was then submitted that censored the word 'cunt' twice, once by omitting the word altogether and another dubbing with the word 'cooze', and also altering a scene in which the protagonist reads a Playgirl that features full-frontal male nudity. This version achieved an M rating.

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When approached by FilmInk, the Australian Classification Board expressed that it does not '‘cut’ or modify films. The production company or distributor of a film may decide to make a modification to a film and re-submit it for classification in order to obtain a particular rating and consumer advice.'

Media Censorship In Australia claims that this is not the first time Universal has censored films with a similar process being performed on the Australian release of Manchester By The Sea for it to obtain a lower classification.

The Music has reached out to Universal for comment on the matter.