Oscars Receive Backlash For Ignoring Actors Of Colour

Once again the Academy is having problems with its diversity.

“The Revenant” roared like a bear Thursday morning, topping all films with 12 nominations for the 88th Academy Awards.

White boys always get the Oscar. It is up for Best Screenplay, but not one single actor of color was nominated in any of the acting categories. But Scott failed to even make the list this year.

Hollywood Entertainment Writer, Jeanne Wolf.

The Academy also skipped a Best Picture nomination for N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton”.

Others used social media to air their frustrations, using the hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite. Redmayne won in this category past year for “The Theory of Everything”. The bio-epic about the rap group N.W.A. did receive one nomination for best screenplay, and that was on behalf of two Caucasian writers. However there is a good split in the Best Picture category between films centered on male and female protagonists, compared to last year’s nominees whose main characters were all men.

– Sylvester Stallone, nominated for a best supporting actor award for “Creed“, told Variety magazine. It has awakened a giant. “Thank you to the five young actresses of Mustang for their courage and their persistence in defending freedom”. #OscarNoms.” He added, “No Oscar nomination for Straight Outta Compton either – which was brilliant. “There was more diversity in the 1936 Berlin Olympics”, tweeted one user, named Richard Hine, alongside a picture of African-American athletes at the games.

The final nominee, “Mustang”, is a French film set in Turkey. And dollars means ratings. “Tonight, we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest – sorry, brightest”. “We’re determined they get the message”. Meanwhile, let’s have a look at the roles for which he was nominated for an Oscar but lost out to someone better. At 25, Lawrence is the youngest four-time acting nominee in Oscar history. This year, it went with eight: “The Revenant”, “Mad Max”, “Spotlight”, “The Martian”, “Brooklyn”, “Room“, “The Big Short” and “Bridge of Spies”. The other best-picture nominees are “The Big Short”, “Bridge of Spies”, “Brooklyn”, “The Martian”, “Room” and “Spotlight”.

It received 10 nominations, including cinematography and costume design.

Blanchett will vie for the best actress gong for her portrayal of an older lesbian lover in the critically acclaimed drama Carol after winning her seventh career nomination.

The winners will be announced next month.