VIDEO: Will Smith on the Oscar diversity issue
Not one person of colour was nominated for a single acting Oscar this year. Further, there isn't a single film with a black or ethnic minority in the major categories or in the running for Best Picture. That category is especially problematic as the Academy is free to nominate as many as 10 films and only saw fit to elevate 8. In a year with popular films like Creed and Straight Outta Compton, that seems like a significant oversight.
Some famous faces are planning on boycotting the awards at the end of February and the issue is gaining plenty of headlines. Even Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, herself African American, has had to admit she finds the lack of diversity in the nominations 'heartbreaking.'
