Happy Hollywood day, ladies! The 88th Annual Academy Awards are officially underway, and we’re more excited than a C-list celeb in the Oscar’s freebie room.
But despite the festive mood surrounding the event, not everyone is feeling the good vibes; with a chunk of Hollywood’s finest boycotting the 2016 Annual Academy Awards.
Why the boycott?
Put simply: it’s a whitewash. None of the actors nominated in the acting and directing category are of colour, and almost all are male.
According to Variety magazine,
“…The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences listed 23 total producers for the eight movies picked in the best-pic race; seven were women. For the two screenplay races, 17 individuals are nominated, with four women and no racial minorities.”
The lack of diversity is almost laughable – the only nominated talent from the all-black cast from Straight Outta Compton is for the four white, male, screenwriters; with one describing himself as a “white Jewish gay guy from Connecticut.”
Watch CBS talk about the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ snub below.
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#OscarsSoWhite
You might remember a similar story from last year, and you’d be right. The Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was trending this time a year ago when the 87th Oscars showcased their mostly white, mostly male nominations.
Top Comments
I wonder if her husband had received an Oscar nomination, whether Jada Pinkett Smith would have boycotted the Oscars? Actually, Will Smith did receive an alternative Oscar nomination - but for worst performance in the movie, Concussion.