And the Oscar (so white) goes to…
Yes, it’s the 88th Academy Awards, yes it remains the biggest in the showbiz calendar – and yet Hollywood is still whitewashed.
For the second year running, every actor nominated in the four acting categories is white, highlighting a severe lack of diversity in film – at every level.
2015 brought us the critically acclaimed Star Wars, Straight Outta Compton and Beasts of No Nation starring Idris Elba, but still not a single nod for a black, latina, asian or non-other white person.
https://twitter.com/Welcome2Rebirth/status/687648500079792130
The same hashtag as last year #OscarsSoWhite, started by Broadway Black and Nu Tribe editor April Reign, is trending again eclipsing the nominations themselves.
The ceremony (Feb, 28) will be hosted for the second time by Chris Rock, who wrote an essay in 2014 about the lack of diversity in Hollywood, which went viral. At the time he said ‘it is what is it’ and ‘I’ve accepted it’. Well, two years later, others haven’t accepted it. And rightly so, it’s definitely not ok.
While the The Academy kept hammering home the nominations, everyone else focused on…
https://twitter.com/Welcome2Rebirth/status/687655210995548160
Hey everyone, I found the real nominations! #Oscars #OscarsSoWhite pic.twitter.com/OjVjUDsXpb
— Aaron Wrotkowski 📟 (@AaronWrotkowski) January 14, 2016
Started snowing when I read about today's #OscarNoms which I guess is pretty appropriate. #OscarsSoWhite
— anne t donahue (@annetdonahue) January 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/687654050909691904
Here’s the Oscar list in full (and yep, Leo is nominated)…
Congrats to our Best Picture nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/V85Fdtr05r
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Leading Actor nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/P5lamJ9ixu
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Leading Actress nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/jbvO8opwqC
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Directing nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/lBtpzoAOQl
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Foreign Language Film nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/9iyHhsqCOy
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Original Score nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/u1TPE1tOK4
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Original Screenplay nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/izTPXVBAX3
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Adapted Screenplay nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/lsF68f3VGl
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Production Design nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/aQ3UwAKz67
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Visual Effects nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/fSrpk6vjFu
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Film Editing nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/KA6d6QC8th
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Supporting Actress nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/Mpckoym4QR
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Supporting Actor nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/19ZSfXwsFe
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Animated Feature nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/3jbkgvzRJS
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Animated Short nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/j8RsNvcGwI
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Live Action Short nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/p4uymACc0i
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Makeup & Hairstyling nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/a0GG6C9Hl9
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Sound Mixing nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/4fTZjRI98v
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Sound Editing nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/PF9rMtvDCD
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Costume Design nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/ckkkoJNyJ2
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Documentary Feature nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/tjjXmwHSfW
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Documentary Short Subject nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/i1ex9vJmtL
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Cinematography nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/RwIn9IGfCL
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
Congrats to our Original Song nominees #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/Q9eW5OIOWG
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 14, 2016
