Straight Outta Compton: SNUBBED in All Major Oscar Categories!

Nor were Idris Elba and Abraham Attah chosen for their critically acclaimed roles in “Beasts of No Nation”.

Ricky Gervais blasted the Oscars in a blunt tweet for failing to nominate any black or ethnic minority actors in the major categories for the second year in a row. Creed earned Sylvester Stallone a nomination for best supporting actor, but what about Michael B. Jordan, who carried the film, or Ryan Coogler, who directed it?

Last year, Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in an interview with the Associated Press that those behind the Oscars are “committed to seeking out diversity of voice and opinion”.

Instead, the only nod went to the screenwriters, and you guessed it – the duo is comprised of a white man and white woman. “Fabulous movie, fabulous movie”.

“The nominees perpetuate what our culture and what the members of the academy value and sadly it is not women’s visions nor people of colour”, Melissa Silverstein, who pushes for gender equity in Hollywood, commented on Twitter about the Oscar nominations. “There you go, that’s all the “diversity” you get from us”.

Jackson: No, we never even looked at it that way. We assure to bring more news from the most prestigious awards show. The most notable omissions involved the lauded civil rights drama “Selma”; both its director, Ava DuVernay, and its star, David Oyelowo, were passed over. “Scroll down to see poignant commentary from the likes of 2015 Academy Award victor Patricia Arquette, ‘American Crime” star Regina King & legendary director Spike Lee…

Given the disappointments of this year’s nomination list, one can only imagine what jolly fun the actual ceremony itself will be. Despite the lack of reception, fans and critics highly praised Idris Elba for his heavily accented performance as a West African Commandant in an unforgiving tale of child soldiers.

Film producer and director Reginald Hudlin, who is co-producer of this year’s Oscar telecast, called the situation “frustrating”. “We were the black sheeps of the industry and we used to it. If we didn’t get nominated, that would be familiar territory”. There may not be a single person in the AMPAS voting body who holds racist views, but the fact that they are, according to a 2012 study, 92 percent Caucasian means that they are liable to view what’s “good and popular” through a certain lens.