Oscars chief responds to all-white actor nominees

Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has responded for the first time to the firestorm over the all-white acting list in this year’s Oscar nominations, saying it inspires her to speed up the push for more diversity.

Oscars chief responds to all-white actor nominees

Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has responded for the first time to the firestorm over the all-white acting list in this year’s Oscar nominations, saying it inspires her to speed up the push for more diversity.

Ms Boone Isaacs, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first black president, spoke out about the Oscar nominations and the widespread criticism that followed.

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