Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars ceremony
(CNN)Invoking the Rev. Martin Luther King's legacy on his birthday, two prominent African-Americans announced Monday that they will boycott this year's Academy Awards over a lack of diversity among...
View ArticleAcademy president says she's 'heartbroken and frustrated' by #OscarsSoWhite...
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organisation behind the Oscars, has said she is "heartbroken and frustrated" by the lack of diversity...
View ArticleCan A Boycott Change the Oscars?
Last November, the filmmaker Spike Lee was given an honorary Oscar at the Academy’s annual Governor’s Ball. In his speech, he recalled the early days of his career and riffed on his love of cinema, but...
View ArticleSpike Lee boycotts 'lily white' Oscars over white nominees
Film director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith have said they will not attend next month's Oscars ceremony because of the mostly white nominees. Lee said on Instagram he "cannot support" the...
View ArticleFilmmaker Spike Lee blasts 'lily white' Oscars
Hollywood heavyweight Spike Lee says he will boycott this year's Oscar awards because of a continued lack of racial diversity in the list of nominees. By Tuesday, the prominent filmmaker and director...
View ArticleLee, Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars
African-American director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith plan to boycott the Academy Awards ceremony next month because black actors had been shut out of the Oscar nominations. The Oscar...
View ArticleSpike Lee Refuses to Attend Oscars Due to All-White Acting Nominees
Spike Lee is refusing to attend this year's Oscars due to the fact that for the second year in a row, all of the acting nominees are white. 'Straight Outta Compton' Producer Calls Oscar Noms...
View ArticleOscars 2016: academy president 'heartbroken' by lack of diversity
Cheryl Boone Isaacs says academy needs ‘to do more’ following calls to boycott this year’s ceremony over the absence of non-white acting nominees...
View ArticleSpike Lee to boycott the 2016 Oscars over lack of nominee diversity
Do the Right Thing director received an honorary Academy Award in November for his services to film-making, but says he will not attend the main ceremony...
View ArticleCuba Gooding Jr.: 'Oscars backlash will make people think'
Cuba Gooding Jr. wants the Academy Awards to be as diverse an event as possible. Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. believes the 'all-white' controversy surrounding this year's (16) Academy Awards...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney slams Oscars' lack of diversity: 'We need to get better'
George Clooney thinks the Academy, which votes for Oscar nominees and winners, is "moving in the wrong direction." Clooney told Variety his thoughts on the Academy's failure to nominate a single actor...
View ArticleAcademy President vows to diversify Oscars in wake of controversy
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has promised change is on the way following the widespread social media outrage under the hashag #OscarsSoWhite regarding the lack of diversity among this year’s...
View ArticleWatch Snoop Dogg say 'fuck you!' to 'bullshit' Academy Awards over...
Snoop Dogg has posted a video on Instagram in which he says "Fuck you!" to the Academy Awards in response to the lack of diversity in this year's nominations. Highly acclaimed N.W.A. biopic Straight...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney says the Oscars are moving backwards on diversity
Actor says more people of colour were nominated by the Academy a decade ago – but that the real problem is a wider lack of opportunity in Hollywood...
View ArticleOscars boycott: Fresh Prince's 'Aunt Viv' tells Will Smith and Jada: 'Y'all...
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air's 'Aunt Vivian' has slammed Jada Pinkett Smith's Oscars boycott. Janet Hubert, who starred alongside Will Smith in the 90s sitcom, is the latest celebrity to speak out about...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney says Hollywood 'needs to get better' at encouraging diversity
George Clooney has shared his thoughts on diversity in Hollywood as the #OscarsSoWhite controversy continues to rage. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
View ArticleOscars 2016: David Oyelowo and Don Cheadle join diversity critics
David Oyelowo and Don Cheadle have joined the growing number of stars who have spoken out against the Oscars for its lack of diversity. Selma star Oyelowo said: "This institution doesn't reflect its...
View ArticleOscars 2016: George Clooney and Lupita Nyong'o add to criticism
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has accused the Academy Awards of "moving in the wrong direction" amid controversy over lack of diversity. For the second year running, no black or minority actors...
View ArticleHollywood's reputation on the line over diversity
Last year they were making jokes about the lack of any black or Latino performers in the acting categories at the Academy Awards ceremony. Host Neil Patrick Harris opened the ceremony with a joke about...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Cast And Crew React Differently To #OscarsSoWhite...
The ongoing Oscars controversy has elicited very different responses from the cast and crew of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton. For the second year in a row, black actors have failed to be...
View ArticleAmid widening outcry, Academy of Motion Pictures may change its rules for...
Under the gun to address a growing controversy about the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is weighing new rules designed to include more people of...
View ArticleWhites should boycott the Oscars too
To the editor: I'm white and I'll be tuning out the Oscars this year. So will everyone in my family. I'm going to urge all my white friends to pass this year too, and if anyone white in the...
View ArticleStraight outta contention: Compton residents vent Oscars anger
Charlotte Rampling, controversially, has intervened. Spike Lee has voiced his frustrations, again. And Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, has announced a personal boycott. But while...
View ArticleOscars diversity row is 'anti-white racism,' says Charlotte Rampling
(CNN)Charlotte Rampling is the latest actor to weigh in on the race row that has erupted over this year's Academy Awards. Rampling, 69, who is nominated for the Best Actress Award for her role in "45...
View ArticleIan McKellen Thinks Gay People Are ‘Disregarded’ in Hollywood
Sir Ian McKellen doesn’t think black people are the only group ignored by Hollywood, and said gay people are also being “disregarded.” “As a representative of the industry they’re in, it’s receiving...
View ArticleEvery major celebrity who's commented on the Oscars diversity controversy
It feels like everyone in Hollywood is weighing on on this year's Oscars. The Academy Awards have come under fire for failing to nominate a single person of color in any acting categories, for the...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Cast And Crew Not Invited To The Oscars Despite...
In the next chapter of the Oscars drama, it’s being reported that the cast and crew of Straight Outta Compton have not been invited to the Academy Awards, a ceremony, in which they basically got shut...
View Article'Are we making sure everybody is getting a fair shot?'
US President Barack Obama has weighed in on the debate about diversity in the film industry, encouraging Hollywood to make sure "everybody is getting a fair shot". Acclaimed N.W.A. biopic Straight...
View ArticleBlack star and director call for boycott of ‘lily white’ Oscars as outrage...
Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said that they will not attend this...
View ArticleOscar Nominations Renew #OscarsSoWhite Backlash
The 2015 Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences once again did not nominate a single actor of color. The exclusion of performers like Idris Elba...
View ArticleIce Cube on Oscars: 'You can't boycott something you never went to'
LOS ANGELES - "Straight Outta Compton" producer Ice Cube offered his two cents on the Oscars boycott and his N.W.A biopic's exclusion from the Academy's best picture category on a Friday episode of...
View ArticleSpike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith will not attend 'lily white' Oscars
Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars' second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said they will not attend this year's...
View ArticleAll-white slate of Oscar nominees could again raise a hue and cry
As Motion Picture Academy members cast their ballots for Oscar nominations this week, the biggest issue for many voters isn’t about who might be nominated but about the diversity of this year’s acting...
View ArticleCalls for Oscars boycott over all-white acting nominations
Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said they will not attend this year’s...
View ArticleSpike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith boycotting Oscars
News of the 2016 Oscar nominees sparked continued conversations about the lack of diversity. For the second year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending hashtag as celebrities and others of different...
View ArticleCalls for boycott over diversity throw Oscars into turmoil
Growing calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees are forcing stars to choose sides and threatening to throw the movie industry’s biggest...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith suggests boycott of Oscars over lack of diversity
Actor uses #Oscarssowhite hashtag on Twitter to ask if ‘people of colour’ should avoid this year’s ceremony to protest against white-only list of Academy Award nominees...
View ArticleRival movie awards to highlight diversity gap days before Oscars
Beasts of No Nation, Chi-Raq, Concussion, Creed, Dope and Straight Outta Compton will compete for best picture at #OscarsSoWhite-inspired ceremony...
View ArticleDo the Grammys Have the Same Diversity Issue as the Oscars?
Black art has long been adopted and exploited by white audiences. Dances like the viral two-step, the Nae Nae, and profitable hip-hip biopics like Straight Outta Compton have magnified diversity...
View ArticleWill Smith Confirms Absence After Oscar Nomination Scandal Causes Boycotts
2016’s Oscar ceremony may be the most interesting one yet. Will Smith, along with his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, have confirmed they will not attend the 2016 Oscars in the wake of a scandal regarding the...
View ArticleThis Oscar race is the most unpredictable ever
Oscars acting races have been pretty much settled since last month’s Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards. You can safely bet on Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant’’) for Best Actor, Brie Larson...
View ArticleOscars 'unlikely to change despite race protest', insiders suggest
Lack of nominations for black actors has caused controversy – but people in the industry say most Academy voters are happy to preserve the status quo...
View ArticleActors - From Julie Delpy to Mark Ruffalo - on the 2016 Oscars Boycott
Prominent white actors shared their thoughts on diversity in Hollywood after no entertainers of color received 2016 Oscar nominations in the major categories, prompting calls for an Academy Awards...
View ArticleOscars ‘blacklash’ continues with civil rights activists calling for...
Following weeks of outrage over the fact that, for the second year in a row, no people of colour were nominated in any of the major categories at the Oscars, civil rights activists are planning to hit...
View ArticleCivil rights activists call for nationwide Oscars 'tune-out' to protest...
Group plans simultaneous protests and intends to put pressure on advertisers – especially retailer Kohl’s, the award show’s new sponsor this year...
View ArticleFilmmaker Spike Lee blasts 'lily-white' Oscars
Hollywood heavyweight Spike Lee says that he will boycott this year's Oscar awards because of a continued lack of racial diversity in the list of nominees. By Tuesday, the prominent filmmaker and...
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