Oscars 2016: Ice Cube responds to Straight Outta Compton nominations snub

For films still in theaters, like “The Revenant”, the nominations are an opportunity to expand to more locations and pull in more fans in the weeks leading up to the late February Oscars telecast. “But this is not to take away the greatness [of the films nominated]”.

While it’s a surprise that Michael B. Jordan’s turn in Creed failed to be recognised, Johnny Depp’s Best Actor nomination for Black Mass must’ve been on the other side of the page. (“Bridge of Spies”), Paramount Pictures (“The Big Short”), Universal (“Straight Outta Compton”) and Warner Bros. Out of 20 acting nominees, all are white, with possible Best Supporting Actor nominee Idris Elba being left off the list.

Still, Boone Isaacs says diversity is a big issue, but the performers who were nominated are deserving of that recognition.

Two-time Oscar victor Cate Blanchett has a shot at number three with a Best Actress nomination for “Carol”.

Following a record $11 billion year at the box office, the academy still kept the year’s biggest hit – J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” – out of the major categories, instead nominating it for five technical awards. Redmayne won in this category previous year for “The Theory of Everything”.

Charlotte Rampling, 69, secured a best actress nod for her role in 45 Years, as did Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 21, for Brooklyn, in which she plays a homesick immigrant in NY.

Pioneer-era drama “The Revenant” led the Oscar nominations with 12 nods, including best picture, while gritty action movie “Mad Max: Fury Road” landed 10.

We understand that picking nominees is a tough task, but 2015 was one of the best years for black filmmakers and entertainers.

“Inside Out” was nominated for both animated feature and original screenplay.

Best supporting actress nominees are Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight”), Rooney Mara (“Carol”), Rachel McAdams (“Spotlight“), Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) and Kate Winslet (“Steve Jobs”). Stallone, who received his first Acting nomination in 1976 for “Rocky”, is the sixth person nominated for playing the same role in two different films.

Sam Smith has been nominated for the best original song Oscar for Writing’s On The Wall, the theme to James Bond film Spectre.

After last year’s nominations led to the notorious hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending, the Academy has made a public effort to increase diversity with a more varied set of board candidates and bringing back Chris Rock as host for this year’s ceremony.