Jada Pinkett Smith Hints At Boycott Of Oscars For Lack Of Diversity
Following the backlash of yet another year of #OscarsSoWhite, Jada Pinkett Smith expressed her dismay on the awards' lack of diversity. The "Magic Mike XXL" actress, 44, sent out a series of tweets...
View ArticleAcademy president ‘heartbroken and frustrated’ by lack of diversity among...
Cheryl Boone-Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, issued a long statement Monday afternoon about the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees. It’s the...
View ArticleHow to fix Hollywood's race problem
The film industry’s failure to represent people of colour runs far deeper than #OscarsSoWhite. Can a Bechdel test for race help persuade Hollywood to rethink? Plus: from ‘the magical negro’ to ‘the...
View ArticleThe Oscars’ Racist Refusal to Honor Modern Black Heroes
‘Creed’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’ only received one Oscar nod each—and they went to white people. And the black community is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. This week’s announcement of...
View ArticleSpike Lee boycotting the Oscars because of another year without African...
Spike Lee has declared he’s boycotting the Oscars this year after a second consecutive year with no African American actors nominated. He posted a message on in his Instagram page on Monday to make...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith And Spike Lee Protest All-White Nominees
An Oscars boycott is in order following the announcement of only white nominees for major categories, according to reports from CNN and others. That’s the decision of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Spike Lee....
View ArticleRicky Gervais says Chris Rock should still host the Oscars... just to slam it...
Chris Rock has already called out the laughable lack of diversity among this year's Oscars nominees, but the 2016 host has still received calls to boycott the evening altogether....
View ArticleSpike Lee to boycott Oscars ceremony, blames studios for lack of diversity
Spike Lee has said that he and his wife will not attend the Academy Awards ceremony next month, citing the lack of racial diversity among the nominees in all four acting categories for a second year in...
View ArticleWhy Some Celebrities Are Planning To Boycott The Oscars
The lack of diversity in this years Academy Awards nominations has ignited much scorn from the cinematic community. All of the...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith may boycott Oscars; Chris Rock calls event "White BET Awards"
Jada Pinkett Smith isn't happy about the lack of diversity at the 88th Annual Academy Awards. The actress took to twitter on Saturday, January 16 to voice her frustration with the current batch of all...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Producer Reacts Furiously To Oscar Snub With Epic...
The lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations was one of the big talking points when they were announced earlier this week. Straight Outta Compton is one of the films that was mostly overlooked, and...
View ArticleJada Pinkett Smith to boycott the Oscars over African-American snub
Jada Pinkett Smith has confirmed she will not be attending the Academy Awards this year. Jada Pinkett Smith has joined Spike Lee in boycotting the Oscars after voters failed to nominate any...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ producer calls Oscar nominations ‘embarrassing’
Straight Outta Compton executive producer Will Packer has criticised the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominations. In a post on his Facebook page on Friday (January 15),...
View Article‘We Have Bigger S**t To Worry About Than The Oscars’
Jada Pinkett Smith’s decision to boycott Oscars may have gained her a lot of support, but it appears to be drawing criticism in equal measures. Janet Hubert, the actress who played the first “Aunt Viv”...
View ArticleIt’s ‘Embarrassing’
Jada Pinkett Smith has added her voice to the growing list of Hollywood stars criticizing the Oscars for a lack of diversity. The actress, whose film credits include “Magic Mike XXL,” “Collateral” and...
View ArticleDavid Oyelowo calls for radical reform of the Oscars to tackle diversity deficit
Selma star says membership of the Academy needs to be overhauled within months, rather than years, after all-white nominees for second year running...
View ArticleOscars 2016: Academy president 'heartbroken and frustrated' over lack of...
Like last year, the Academy has once again courted controversy, with both Spike Lee and Jada Pinket Smith having vowed not to attend the ceremony over the lack of diversity amongst Oscar nominees. As...
View ArticleSpike Lee, Jada Pinkett-Smith Launch Oscars Boycott [Video]
The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag is heating up on Twitter and Instagram once again. Now, more famous faces are joining the #OscarsSoWhite campaign. As reported by TMZ, the famous actor, writer, and director...
View Article'Fresh Prince' actress slams Jada Pinkett Smith's Oscars boycott
(The Hollywood Reporter)Janet Hubert is the latest celebrity to speak out about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, but she is aiming her thoughts at two people in particular: Jada Pinkett and Will Smith....
View ArticleMore boycott Oscars over lack of diversity
NEW YORK — 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 Monday that they will...
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