“Action needs to be taken to make sure that the industry as a whole is more inclusive with the hiring and the mentoring and the promoting of diverse product and diversity among filmmakers”, said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who is black.
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Meanwhile the biggest movie in film history, Stars Wars: The Force Awakens managed to nab 5 nominations but failed to receive one for Best Picture.
In addition, this year’s nominees for best picture featured nearly entirely male casts.
George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” on the heels of “The Revenant” with 10 nominations.
“You know, it’s not often that films like this even get made but the fact that it’s gotten recognized means we’re going to get to do more like it”. This has been a great year in film, it really has across the board.
Jennifer Lawrence is up for her fourth Best Actress nomination. DiCaprio is vying for the Best Actor against Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender and others.
Best-actress nominees include Cate Blanchett for “Carol”, Brie Larson for “Room”, Jennifer Lawrence for “Joy”, Charlotte Rampling for “45 Years” and Saoirse Ronan for “Brooklyn”. This year, it went with eight: The Revenant, Mad Max, “potlight, The Martian, Brooklyn, Room, The Big Short, and Bridge of Spies”.
Despite breakout performances from several African American actors this year, it was yet again a complete shut out making it the second consecutive year that all 20 of the acting nominees are white.
The Academy snubbed “Concussion” and its star Will Smith, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role as forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. “The Martian” has bagged seven nominations while “Carol” and “Spotlight” got six each.
Micheal Keaton and Rachel McAdams in “Spotlight”.
The 88th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 28.
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Sylvester Stallone (“Creed”), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight”), Christian Bale (“The Big Short”) and Tom Hardy (“The Revenant“) will be vying for the Actor in a Supporting Role trophy.
