Academy luncheon is time for reflection in high stakes year

Stallone went onto say Coogler told him to attend the ceremony out of respect for the film.

“I said, “If you want me to go, I’ll go”. Four decades ago Sylvester Stallone was nominated for best actor for his role in “Rocky”, but Peter Finch took home the award that year for his performance in “Network”.

Stallone noted, too, that he’s hopeful about the Academy’s plan to make changes to address the diversity problem. “And he won, right, but I didn’t win so if you want to win, you have to come up to me”. “‘We want you to go and respect us and stand up for the film'”.

This year’s Academy Awards have been overshadowed by the #OscarsSoWhite controversy triggered by another year in which the acting nominees included no people of color.

Stallone would’ve been the only Oscar nominee so far (though we’re not holding our breaths) to join the boycott, though many have expressed their support for the movement. “There’s a universal law of existence – you either adapt or cease to exist”, he said. It’s just a matter of time. Eventually, all talent will rise to the top, it’s just a matter of getting a new paradigm, a new way of thinking. “It’s really interesting to me how television responded way earlier than I think cinema has in all countries in terms of diversity”, Miller said on Monday. Brie is most likely going to win the Best Actress Oscar for Room, and I’m still sad Jacob didn’t get a nomination.

Rooney Mara, nominated for her supporting work in Carol, concurred, saying: “I think it’s a conversation that’s one we should all be having”. PHOTOS: 88th Oscars nominees luncheon With the luncheon signaling the looming close to Hollywood’s awards season, some nominees said they’ll be relieved when the last name is called the evening of the Oscars.