WOW! This is bad… like REALLY bad…
The Oscar nominations for 2015 were announced this morning and after sifting through the list of snubs and surprises, another worrying factor has surfaced on Twitter…
All 20 nominees in the Best Actor/Actress and Supporting Actor/Actresses are white, something that hasn’t happened since 1998!
[ Photos: Oscar Nominations 2015 — Surprises & Snubs! ]
Now, we’re not saying that Benedict Cumberbatch, Steve Carrell, and the rest of the nominees didn’t deserve their accolades… but did they REALLY have to snub David Oyelowo?
Add to Selma director Ava DuVernay‘s snub the fact that Gillian Flynn didn’t get the nod for adapting her novel Gone Girl, and that means no female directors or screenwriters were nominated either!
The results have, understandably been blowing up on the Twitterverse with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and some of the responses are absolutely brilliant!
Ch-ch-check out some of the tweets about the lack of diversity (below)!!!
all white errythang #OscarNoms #wtf
— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) January 15, 2015
The noms are 98% white. Like the most obviously white group in a long time. I’m PISSED about the David Oyelowo snub.
— delaney (@delaneynovinka) January 15, 2015
#OscarNoms No female directors, screenwriters, or cinematographers. No actors of color. #diversity
— David Daniel (@CNNLADavid) January 15, 2015
AND THE NOMINEES ARE: White Person White Person White Person White Person and finally, White Person #OscarNoms
— YeaYouRite (@YeaYouRite) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite that even The Lego Movie didn’t get nominated for Best Animated Film because Morgan Freeman voiced a character.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite: The Academy is 94% White. 77% male. Median age: 62. 2% Black members. Thinks a BW prez makes these stats ok.
— Trudy (@thetrudz) January 15, 2015
Apparently to @TheAcademy, in 2015, only the stories (some made up) of white people are relevant. #OscarsSoWhite pic.twitter.com/ZQFfV1hQSt
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) January 15, 2015
Golden statuette?? Paint that Oscar statuette white. It’s not golden when you consistently ignore one gender and other races. #OscarNoms
— Omar Moore (@popcornreel) January 15, 2015
Fifty Shades of White #OscarNoms
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) January 15, 2015
Right when I thought we were in store for more feminist progress after the Golden Globes….#OscarsSoWhite #OscarNoms
— Caryn Rubanovich (@carynkseniya) January 15, 2015
See what we mean?!
What do YOU think about the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations?
