The members of Straight Outta Compton’s ensemble all failed to earn nominations, despite a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Best Ensemble.
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British star David Harewood has said Academy Award nominees should attend “in blackface” to highlight the issue of diversity.
A look back at the 11 accomplished actors who have been nominated for an Oscar twice in one year. From the distinctly muscular thriller that it was to the bold performances of Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Emilio del Toro, it’s completely shocking that the film didn’t get a nomination.
Last year, every acting contender was white, the same as this year, and no women were nominated in the best directing or best screenplay categories.
After the panel, Perry talked to a scrum of reporters and addressed one question about the controversy of no person of color being nominated for an acting Oscar this year.
The Oscars aren’t known for being very diverse, although they tend to placate minorities by throwing in some black nominees here and there.
Seattle native Leigh Savidge is among several writers credited with writing “Straight Outta Compton”, which was nominated for best original screenplay.
The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag been causing a stir since the Academy Awards nominations were revealed yesterday (14 January), with Idris Elba and Star Wars: The Force Awakens among some of the most discussed topics online. Although the Academy, now overseen by its first black president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, has started to broaden its voting membership, it will take a while before it’s no longer overwhelmingly white and male.
Among the many snubs, oversights and unpleasant surprises in the mix is the nearly total absence of recognition for Sicario, one of the year’s best movies.
“Maybe if there’s 50 great films by black filmmakers, they will get three nominations”, said Hudlin, who produced “Django Unchained”. GLAAD noted that the number of series regular characters who are black on broadcast TV is the highest it’s been since GLAAD began measuring such data.
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That it didn’t get a Best Picture nomination left a sour taste in a lot of people’s mouths, with many citing it as this year’s glaring omission. The field of supporting actors has proven to be the most fruitful for people of colour, who have won 17 of a possible 88 awards, compared to just three for screenwriters.
