Many upset at lack of diversity in 2016 Oscar nominations

“Fury Road” nabbed 10, while “The Martian” garnered seven and “Spotlight“, “Bridge Of Spies” and “Carol” each collected six.

The 2016 Oscars is once again the center of a cultural quake because all quality black movies, actors and actresses were shut out of the Academy Awards.

Overall this year has proved to be a great year that pushed the boundaries of what can be done in film that is always summed up in the release of each year’s Oscar nominations.

His movie The Revenant leads the Oscar race with 12 nominations and he is the favorite to walk away with Best Lead Actor, a category he’s been nominated in 4 times in past years.

In addition to Cate Blanchett, she’s up against Brie Larson, Charlotte Rampling and Saoirse Ronan. Other nominees in the Best Picture category include Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.

Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu looks set for a second consecutive win following his Best Director prize for “Birdman” in 2015.

None of the nominated Best Picture films in the major categories feature people of colour.

The Oscars are scheduled for February 28 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Eight films get nominated and Carol can’t find its way in there?

The snub comes two months after Isaacs-the Academy’s first African American president-announced the creation of a five-year plan aimed at boosting diversity among Academy voters, who decide the Oscar nominations.

Will Smith for “Concussion”, Idris Elba for “Beasts of No Nation” and Michael B. Jordan for “Creed” were among those expected to be nominated but noticeably left off the list. “Making “The Revenant” was one of the most rewarding and collaborative experiences of my life”, DiCaprio, 41, said in a statement. But the Academy thought Hardy put in some solid work, just like his fellow nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

Jennifer Lawrence is up for her fourth Best Actress nomination.

Piers Morgan, a journalist, wrote, “BREAKING NEWS: Oscars Whitewash: 20 acting nominations, no black actors among them”.