Danny DeVito on Oscars diversity controversy: 'We are a bunch of racists'
9 years, 2 months ago

Danny DeVito on Oscars diversity controversy: 'We are a bunch of racists'

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Danny DeVito has joined mounting criticism against the lack of diversity at the Oscars, labelling Hollywood and wider America as a “bunch of racists”. Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival, the 71-year-old actor said: “We are living in a country that discriminates and has certain racial tendencies which — racist tendencies — so sometimes it’s manifested in things like this and it’s illuminated, but just generally speaking we’re a racist — we’re a bunch of racists. Oscars Board ring the changes Fellow actors Don Cheadle and Sam Neill were interviewed alongside DeVito and also expressed their frustrations at the fact no black actors were nominated in any of the main Oscars categories for the second year in a row.

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Elon Musk slams Oscars over 'diversity quotas'
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk slams Oscars over 'diversity quotas'

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has slammed the Academy over its 'messed up' representation and inclusion requirements for best picture nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requires that films must fit one of three diversity and inclusion criteria to be nominated for Best Motion Picture. Hollywood's Motion Picture Academy introduced its new eligibility rules in 2020 in a bid to …

“Messed up”: Elon Musk calls out Oscars for diversity quotas in awards
4 weeks, 2 days ago

“Messed up”: Elon Musk calls out Oscars for diversity quotas in awards

Hindustan Times  

The Oscars 2025 ceremony held at the famed Dolby Theatre venue in Los Angeles has not gone down well with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Elon Musk said that Oscars should be based on merit not diversity standards Musk slammed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on the "Representation and Inclusion Standards" arguing that the nominations in categories like …

9 Years after #OscarsSoWhite, here's what diversity looks like at the 2024 Academy Awards
1 year ago

9 Years after #OscarsSoWhite, here's what diversity looks like at the 2024 Academy Awards

BBC  

9 Years after #OscarsSoWhite, here's what diversity looks like at the 2024 Academy Awards Getty Images Seven actors of colour were nominated at the 2024 Oscars 2024 saw the very same number of acting nominees of colour as last year. More Getty Images New diversity requirements for Best Picture were announced just this year This year, the 96th Oscars seemed …

Oscars diversity improved after #OscarsSoWhite, study shows. But glaring gaps remain
2 years, 1 month ago

Oscars diversity improved after #OscarsSoWhite, study shows. But glaring gaps remain

LA Times  

News flash: Hollywood is still disproportionately white and male. The study released Wednesday by USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative found that nominations among underrepresented racial or ethnic groups and women increased after 2015, when activist April Reign created that viral hashtag. But it also shows that there is power in collective action, and that energy has ensured that the years since …

The Academy admits response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’ and ‘unacceptable’
2 years, 1 month ago

The Academy admits response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’ and ‘unacceptable’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Academy has taken full responsibility for last year’s Oscar fiasco, …

How the Oscars, and the entire awards system, fail Black women
2 years, 2 months ago

How the Oscars, and the entire awards system, fail Black women

LA Times  

As in the years of “Selma,” “One Night in Miami” and “Mudbound” before it, Tuesday’s Oscar nominations, an hour filled with elation for many, brought disappointment to Black women. Still no Black woman has ever received a directing nomination.. And still only one film directed by a Black woman — Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” — has been bestowed with a best …

From Will Smith’s slap to not televising eight categories, this year’s Oscars was a tasteless mess
3 years ago

From Will Smith’s slap to not televising eight categories, this year’s Oscars was a tasteless mess

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’re going to remember this year’s Oscars for one thing and one thing only: the …

Opinion | Oscars 2022: The prize doesn’t always go to the deserving
3 years ago

Opinion | Oscars 2022: The prize doesn’t always go to the deserving

Firstpost  

Why are we so keen to please everyone at award functions? But as far as bullies go Cumberbatch’s toxically masculine cowboy in Jane Campion’s The Power Of Dog was a class apart. In a year where there were such magnificent odes to socio-political introspection as Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up and Jane Campion’s The Power Of The …

The Oscars Still Don’t Know How to Judge Black Movies
3 years ago

The Oscars Still Don’t Know How to Judge Black Movies

Huff Post  

Oscar season is upon us. After years of chastising the academy with the #OscarsSoWhite campaign, this year we have a whopping four Black acting nominees ― Will Smith and Denzel Washington for best actor, and Ariana DeBose and Aunjanue Ellis for best supporting actress ― and one film with a predominantly Black cast nominated for best picture! For example, Brad …

Emmys Awards 2021 criticised for excluding people of colour from wins
3 years, 6 months ago

Emmys Awards 2021 criticised for excluding people of colour from wins

Firstpost  

While performers of colour comprised 44 percent of the nominations this year, all the 12 major acting awards went to white actors The 73rd edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards failed to capitalise on its diverse and historic set of nominations, with all major acting awards going to white actors. While performers of colour comprised 44 percent of the nominations …

Oscars invite Steven Yeun, Issa Rae, others to join Academy
3 years, 9 months ago

Oscars invite Steven Yeun, Issa Rae, others to join Academy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Steven Yeun Nathan Lane, Issa …

Oscars 2021: Five years since diversity debate, is The Academy likely on the verge of making award-season history?
3 years, 11 months ago

Oscars 2021: Five years since diversity debate, is The Academy likely on the verge of making award-season history?

Firstpost  

From Riz Ahmed becoming the first Muslim nominated for best actor, to Chloé Zhao’s nomination as the first woman of colour in the directing category, this year’s eclectic mix practically ensures Oscar history will be made. Best Actor and Best Actress Chadwick Boseman’s best-actor victory for _Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom i_s so assured that you’d be forgiven for forgetting how …

Has the Oscars really faced up to its race problem?
3 years, 11 months ago

Has the Oscars really faced up to its race problem?

BBC  

Has the Oscars really faced up to its race problem? In 2015, lawyer-turned-activist April Reign took aim at that year's overwhelmingly white Academy Awards nominations with a jokey tweet "#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair." Progress v setbacks The past five years have certainly seen a broader range of stories and people celebrated: in 2017, there was Moonlight's historic …

There Were Lots Of History-Making Oscar Nominations, Yet There’s Still Work To Do
4 years ago

There Were Lots Of History-Making Oscar Nominations, Yet There’s Still Work To Do

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Having come to expect disappointment on Oscar nominations morning, it was surprising to discover that this year’s nominations were. Some of the morning’s “firsts”: “Minari” star Steven Yeun is the first Asian American actor ever nominated for Best Actor. Even when Asian-led and Asian-directed films are nominated for or win major awards, such as last year’s Best …

Andy Samberg says people who have issue with Oscar diversity requirements should ‘f*** off’
4 years, 4 months ago

Andy Samberg says people who have issue with Oscar diversity requirements should ‘f*** off’

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Andy Samberg says award voters unwilling to …

Academy Awards: Best Picture diversity targets announced for Oscars
4 years, 6 months ago

Academy Awards: Best Picture diversity targets announced for Oscars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set out …

The Oscars Are Over. Now What?
5 years, 1 month ago

The Oscars Are Over. Now What?

Huff Post  

"Parasite" won big Sunday night, but the Oscars still have a diversity problem. What happened this year was that the time frame was cut in half almost and there was just no time to build any kind of consensus.” But then there are things like The Hollywood Reporter’s infamous annual “Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot,” where an anonymous academy voter said …

Oscars 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s show
5 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s show

LA Times  

Finish those screeners and lock in your predictions — Oscar Sunday is nearly here. To achieve full immersion in the day’s festivities, viewers can tune in to the pre-show, “Oscars Live on the Red Carpet,” beginning at 3:30 p.m. Pacific on ABC, the ABC website and the ABC app. “Oscars All Access: Red Carpet Live” will also showcase Hollywood’s brightest …

Oscar nominator Stephen King enters debate over lack of racial and gender diversity in nominations
5 years, 2 months ago

Oscar nominator Stephen King enters debate over lack of racial and gender diversity in nominations

ABC  

Author Stephen King is facing a fierce debate over a perceived lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations after a comment on Twitter that he would "never consider diversity in matters of art". Key points: Author Stephen King was eligible to vote for nominees in certain categories of this year's Oscars, but said considerations of diversity did "not come …

A Reminder: The Oscars Are Still Very White
5 years, 2 months ago

A Reminder: The Oscars Are Still Very White

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Perhaps the most shocking omission of Monday morning’s Oscar nominations was a harbinger for what was to come: Jennifer Lopez did not receive a best supporting actress nomination for the box-office hit “Hustlers,” kicking off what ended up being an almost entirely white field of acting nominations. Only one actor of color, best actress nominee Cynthia Erivo …

#BaftasSoWhite: Academy bosses to review voting system after ‘frustrating and deeply disappointing’ all-white actor nominations
5 years, 2 months ago

#BaftasSoWhite: Academy bosses to review voting system after ‘frustrating and deeply disappointing’ all-white actor nominations

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bafta is reviewing its voting system after the …

Analysis: One year after ‘Moonlight,’ the Oscars still have steps to take toward diversity
7 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: One year after ‘Moonlight,’ the Oscars still have steps to take toward diversity

LA Times  

At the 2017 Academy Awards, “Moonlight” — against all odds and the unfortunate envelope snafu — triumphed. YAMATO: I’m hoping Oscar Sunday is at least as exciting as nominations morning was this year, when Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele scored first time directing nominations and Tiffany Haddish coined the phrase “Kalleluuya” while announcing the most thrilling acting nod of 2018: …

Oscars 2018: A guide to the backlashes facing the Best Picture nominees
7 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2018: A guide to the backlashes facing the Best Picture nominees

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Perhaps the best known backlash, many …

Academy president John Bailey takes aim at Hollywood’s sexual misconduct history at Oscar luncheon
7 years, 1 month ago

Academy president John Bailey takes aim at Hollywood’s sexual misconduct history at Oscar luncheon

Firstpost  

John Bailey told more than 200 Oscar nominees that the Academy was working hard toward a greater diversity. Los Angeles: The president of the group that hands out the annual Oscars declared on Monday that some of the worst abuses in the movie industry were finally being “jack-hammered into oblivion.” John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts …

Year of diversity at Oscars ‘does little to even score’
8 years, 1 month ago

Year of diversity at Oscars ‘does little to even score’

Al Jazeera  

Increased race representation welcomed with caution after marginalised artists sidelined by all-white casts for years. ‘Better than zero’ “Six black actors is a much better number than the zero,” Justin Gomer, assistant professor of American Studies at California State University and a scholar of race and film, told Al Jazeera. “But one year with a respectable number of black artists …

Oscar awards organizers call for artistic freedom, no US barriers
8 years, 1 month ago

Oscar awards organizers call for artistic freedom, no US barriers

China Daily  

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the 89th Oscars Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, US, February 6, 2017. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told the 165 Oscar-nominated actors and film makers there was a "struggle globally today over artistic freedom that feels more urgent …

Oscar awards organizers call for artistic freedom, no US barriers
8 years, 1 month ago

Oscar awards organizers call for artistic freedom, no US barriers

China Daily  

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the 89th Oscars Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, US, February 6, 2017. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told the 165 Oscar-nominated actors and film makers there was a "struggle globally today over artistic freedom that feels more urgent …

Oscars 2017: Academy president says Trump's 'Muslim ban' has made 'artists into activists'
8 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2017: Academy president says Trump's 'Muslim ban' has made 'artists into activists'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump's executive order for a 'Muslim ban' has affected multiple Oscars nominees this year, …

Yes, The Oscars Are Less White, But Don't Let Hollywood Off The Hook
8 years, 2 months ago

Yes, The Oscars Are Less White, But Don't Let Hollywood Off The Hook

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING So, the Oscars are not so white this year. Barry Jenkins has made history as the first black filmmaker to receive Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Director nom for his masterpiece, “Moonlight.” Viola Davis has become the most-nominated black woman at the Oscars after her third acting nom for “Fences.” Cinematographer Bradford Young, Ava Duvernay, director …

Oscar nominations more diverse after #OscarsSoWhite row
8 years, 2 months ago

Oscar nominations more diverse after #OscarsSoWhite row

Al Jazeera  

Seven of 20 actors nominated for an Academy Award are not white, compared to previous years which had no representation. Actors Denzel Washingon, Ruth Negga, Mahershala Ali, Dev Patel, Viola Davis, Naomie Harris and Octavia Spencer were announced as nominees, along with directors Barry Jenkins, Raoul Peck, Herbert Peck and Ava DuVernay. Keep using #OscarsSoWhite, until film/tv is inclusive — …

A critic’s memo to the academy on the eve of Oscar nominations
8 years, 2 months ago

A critic’s memo to the academy on the eve of Oscar nominations

LA Times  

Critics don’t get to vote on the Oscars, as the pundits and prognosticators are often fond of reminding us. BEST DIRECTOR Maren Ade, “Toni Erdmann”; Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”; Pablo Larraín, “Neruda”; Kelly Reichardt, “Certain Women”; Martin Scorsese, “Silence” It pained me to have to choose between Larraín’s “Jackie” and “Neruda,” two marvelously nonconformist feats of biographical storytelling. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR …

NAACP gives a thumbs up to the academy’s new class: ‘The “O” in Oscar should stand for Opportunity’
8 years, 9 months ago

NAACP gives a thumbs up to the academy’s new class: ‘The “O” in Oscar should stand for Opportunity’

LA Times  

Idris Elba, clockwise from top left, America Ferrera, Ryan Coogler and Brie Larson are among the 683 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences this year. NAACP national board of directors Chairman Roslyn M. Brock issued a statement Friday commending the academy on its commitment to diversity among the 683 potential new members invited to …

Oscars 2016: Everyone who boycotted the Academy Awards and why, from Jada Pinkett Smith to Spike Lee
9 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2016: Everyone who boycotted the Academy Awards and why, from Jada Pinkett Smith to Spike Lee

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jada Pinkett Smith One of the first people to announce they …

Leslie Jones, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg star in 'Oscars so white' parody
9 years, 1 month ago

Leslie Jones, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg star in 'Oscars so white' parody

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Since no actors and actresses of color were nominated in this …

Oscars 2016: Chris Rock cracks tough race jokes to open 'whitewashed' awards show
9 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2016: Chris Rock cracks tough race jokes to open 'whitewashed' awards show

Firstpost  

Los Angeles: Oscars host Chris Rock opened the annual show of glitz and pageantry on Sunday, honouring it with a salvo of hard-hitting jokes targeting the lack of racial diversity among the nominees. This year, in the ‘In Memoriam’ package, it’s just going to be black people that were shot on their way to the movies,” Rock joked. Full text …

Oscars 2016: Bette Midler weighs into #OscarsSoWhite hours before ceremony starts
9 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2016: Bette Midler weighs into #OscarsSoWhite hours before ceremony starts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bette Midler has weighed into …

Oscars: More blacks, but where were Hispanics, Asians?
9 years, 1 month ago

Oscars: More blacks, but where were Hispanics, Asians?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Lewis Beale writes about culture and film for the Los Angeles Times, Newsday and other publications. He says Chris Rock's joke stereotyping Asian-American kids drove point home: The Oscars are still clueless about America's diversity CNN — Don’t kid yourself about Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Sophie Turner Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives for the Academy Awards on …

How Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy used the Oscars as a platform for diversity before #OscarsSoWhite
9 years, 1 month ago

How Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy used the Oscars as a platform for diversity before #OscarsSoWhite

LA Times  

Oscar decor during the telecast of the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA. At the 49th Academy Awards held in 1977, 39 years ago, Richard Pryor opened the Oscars with a searing monologue that lampooned the lack of African American representation at the awards while a …

Academy Awards: Chris Rock takes shot at #OscarsSoWhite
9 years, 1 month ago

Academy Awards: Chris Rock takes shot at #OscarsSoWhite

Al Jazeera  

Outspoken black comedian hosting the Oscars employs humour to handle the controversy over diversity at the film awards. Academy Awards host Chris Rock pulled no punches in taking aim at the #OscarsSoWhite controversy dominating Hollywood. Oscars 2016: The Winners Best picture: Spotlight Actor in a leading role: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant Actress in a leading role: Brie Larson – …

Just how much will Hollywood’s race problem take the shine of the Oscars?
9 years, 1 month ago

Just how much will Hollywood’s race problem take the shine of the Oscars?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Actor Idris Elba poses in the press room after winning Outstanding …

91% white. 76% male. Changing who votes on Oscar won’t be easy.
9 years, 1 month ago

91% white. 76% male. Changing who votes on Oscar won’t be easy.

LA Times  

With Sunday’s Oscar show, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will close one of the most contentious awards seasons in its history and open an era of historic change, as the 89-year-old institution launches an ambitious drive to diversify its membership. “Our goal is to make sure that we are active in bringing in different voices regardless of …

Joss Stone calls 2016 Oscar's race row 'a bit dodgy' and claims actors should be judged on talent not skin colour
9 years, 1 month ago

Joss Stone calls 2016 Oscar's race row 'a bit dodgy' and claims actors should be judged on talent not skin colour

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Soul singer Joss Stone has …

#OscarsSoWhite: Diversity report reveals a 'whitewashed' Hollywood ignoring black, LGBT and female talent
9 years, 1 month ago

#OscarsSoWhite: Diversity report reveals a 'whitewashed' Hollywood ignoring black, LGBT and female talent

ABC  

Hollywood is suffering an "epidemic of invisibility" among ethnic minorities, women and LGBT people, a new study has revealed, just days ahead of the Academy Awards. Key points: Study finds film and TV "largely whitewashed" Women, LGBT, minorities under represented in TV and film No ethnic minority actor or actress nominated in any of the top Oscars categories Lack of …

Hollywood Has A Major Diversity Problem, USC Study Finds
9 years, 1 month ago

Hollywood Has A Major Diversity Problem, USC Study Finds

NPR  

Hollywood Has A Major Diversity Problem, USC Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Sattlberger/Getty Images Chris Sattlberger/Getty Images A newly released study suggests diversity in TV and film is so bad, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite should probably be changed to #HollywoodSoWhite. Still, when researchers looked at all TV shows — including broadcast, cable and streaming services — they also …

#OscarsSoWhite? Maybe not in 2017. Here’s an early look at promising contenders from upcoming films
9 years, 1 month ago

#OscarsSoWhite? Maybe not in 2017. Here’s an early look at promising contenders from upcoming films

LA Times  

There have been few months in the history of the film academy as dramatic as the last two. #OscarsSoWhite: The boycott, reaction and more Judging from the euphoric response to Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” at January’s Sundance Film Festival, the first major Oscar front-runner may already be in our midst. “The Office” star won a special grand …

Oscars 2016: First black Oscar-winning director on #OscarsSoWhite: 'Don’t boycott the Oscars'
9 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2016: First black Oscar-winning director on #OscarsSoWhite: 'Don’t boycott the Oscars'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Roger Ross Williams, the first African-American director to ever win an Academy Award, has spoken …

Academy members pen furious open letters about Oscars diversity: ‘Are you saying I'm racist? I honour talent’
9 years, 2 months ago

Academy members pen furious open letters about Oscars diversity: ‘Are you saying I'm racist? I honour talent’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Their comments come in light of president Cheryl Boone Isaac’s decision to review each member’s …

Oscars 2016: Why a boycott of the 'lily white' awards might just start to change the film industry
9 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2016: Why a boycott of the 'lily white' awards might just start to change the film industry

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Each year, the Academy’s announcement of Oscar nominees leads to an …

Chris Rock will not be boycotting Oscars over lack of black nominations
9 years, 2 months ago

Chris Rock will not be boycotting Oscars over lack of black nominations

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chris Rock will not be stepping down from his role as Oscars …

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