Internet protests all-white Oscar acting nominees for 2nd yr in row
The hashtag #Oscarssowhite has been revived following this week's Oscars announcement of all-white acting nominees.
For just the second time since the late 1990s - and the second year in a row - no actors of color were nominated for the Oscar's acting awards.
The internet objected to the absence of Michael B Jordan, star of the Rocky sequel Creed, even though Sylvester Stallone was nominated for best supporting actor. Sly won a Golden Globe for his performance earlier this month.
Stars of the NWA biopic Straight Out of Compton and Concussion star Will Smith also missed out.
The thing about #OscarsSoWhite this year is that they really had options. CREED, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, BEASTS OF NO NATION. But: nada.
— Morgan Leigh Davies (@MLDavies) January 14, 2016NWA = Not White Actors
#OscarsSoWhitepic.twitter.com/DNEx64jGTG
— Doty (@Brian_Doty) January 14, 2016RT @JoyAnnReid: #OscarsSoWhite black people can't even get nominated for the movies about black people... https://t.co/qqvnXsQ2dE
— SCART3R (@SCART3R) January 14, 2016What do you *mean* there's no diversity at the Oscars?
#OscarNoms#OscarsSoWhitepic.twitter.com/KJJwX1qn6g
— Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) January 14, 2016So sad that people of color suddenly became bad at acting this year. #OscarNoms
— George Wallace (@MrGeorgeWallace) January 14, 2016African-American comedian Chris Rock will host the 88th annual Oscars on February 28th. Even though it was announced back in October, some feel it is a "token" gesture by the Academy.
A five minute opening by brilliant Chris Rock will not make up for over 80 years of erasure of marginalized communities. #OscarsSoWhite
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 14, 2016so chris rock hosting isn't token enough? #OscarNoms#Oscars2016#OscarsSoWhite
— ChampionoftheTissue (@FJ473) January 14, 2016@ReignOfApril I mean blacks have a better chance of getting a kkk membership than an Oscar. #OscarsSoWhite
— Ms Alison (@AlisonT57362005) January 14, 2016@ReignOfApril I mean blacks have a better chance of getting a kkk membership than an Oscar. #OscarsSoWhite
— Ms Alison (@AlisonT57362005) January 14, 2016#OscarsSoWhite is only trending because everyone was expecting Barry to get nominated for his performance during his #GunControl speech #FYF
— Keith (@Stonevoodo) January 14, 2016#OscarsSoWhite they look like a Trump rally
— jake hyland IRL (@AdjectiveNouns) January 14, 2016Let's just change the name 2 The Caucasian Awards. We can call them the "Caulkies" 4 short. #Caulkies#OscarNoms#Oscars2016#OscarsSoWhite
— Bumper Carroll (@bumpercarroll) January 14, 2016Maybe they're doing #OscarsSoWhite again because Hollywood loves sequels
— Jessica Goldstein (@jessicagolds) January 14, 2016The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag is offensive to orange nominees like Sylvester Stallone.
— Mr. Basch if U nasty (@JasperBoss) January 14, 2016#OscarsSoWhite... I mean, this is the array of diversity amongst all 20 acting nominations: pic.twitter.com/esEzGArlmh
— Brian Addison (@BrianAddisonLB) January 14, 2016#OscarsSoWhite I need shades to watch.
— Chevas D. Samuels (@regalchevas) January 14, 2016looking at the Oscar nominations for this year like: pic.twitter.com/ozpDp3RiQ2
— shay (@hawksighh) January 14, 2016#OscarsSoWhite we have to have this conversation AGAIN. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. and hell for the last 88 years.
— Spooky Mulder (@baileenicole15) January 14, 2016The Academy has struggled with its diversity problem long before the invention of the internet and hashtags.
Of the more than 2,900 Oscars awards that have been handed out over the past nine decades, just 32 have been won by people of African descent.
