All the major awards at the Oscars will be given to Whites only. It is the second year in a row that Blacks and other minority actors are pushed to the side, their hard work not even acknowledge by the Oscar voters. So Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee have both decided that if the… Continue reading Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee will Boycott OSCARS – Video
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#OscarsSoWhite is Trending on Twitter
The hashtag says it all. For the second year in a row, the Oscars failed to nominate any person of color for any major award. No people of color were nominated for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, or best supporting actress and no films featuring African-American actors were nominated in the best picture… Continue reading #OscarsSoWhite is Trending on Twitter
Best Supporting Actress Award Goes to Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role as the hardworking slave Patsey in drama “12 Years a Slave,” capping a breakout awards season for the Yale-trained Kenyan actress. Nyong’o, 31, won the Oscar in her first feature film role, earning a thunderous standing ovation from the Hollywood audience.… Continue reading Best Supporting Actress Award Goes to Lupita Nyong’o
A Coupla White Men Sitting Around Voting
Have you ever wondered who elects the Oscar winners? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has about 6000 members. 94% of them are white. 77% of them are male. 86% of them are over 50. So don’t think of it as Best Picture. Think of it as What an Old White Man thinks… Continue reading A Coupla White Men Sitting Around Voting
Sunday, February 24, 2013: The OSCARS
AND THE NOMINEES FOR ‘BEST PICTURE’ ARE… Amour Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers Argo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers Beasts of the Southern Wild Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers DjAngo Unchained Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers Les Misérables Tim Bevan, Eric… Continue reading Sunday, February 24, 2013: The OSCARS