Possible OSCAR Boycott of Black Actors due to Lack of Diversity

[SterlingStained]

George Clooney reacts to Oscars' lack of diversity

'I think that African-Americans have a real fair point that the industry isn’t representing them well enough. I think that’s absolutely true'

George Clooney weighed in on the controversy regarding the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees by saying “we are moving in the wrong direction.”

Could Chris Rock bow out as Oscars host?

Chris Rock is facing pressure to bow out of hosting the 88th annual Academy Awards over mounting calls to boycott the ceremony in response to a lack of diversity among nominees.

The pressure on the comic actor increased Monday, the holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith announced they wouldn't be attending, the New York Daily News reported.

"Behind the scenes Chris is under extreme pressure to pull out," a source told the website NaughtyGossip. "Many leaders in the black community think he would help progress be made if he quit his hosting job at the Oscars."

[SilverMiles]

Chris would be ****** to pull out and miss that payday because of a non issue.

[Build That Wall]

Straight outta Compton should have been nominated for best picture

[SterlingStained]

Chris would be ****** to pull out and miss that payday because of a non issue.

it is an issue and i dont think he should pull out, he should use that opening monologue to shed more light about it.

[SterlingStained]

Straight outta Compton should have been nominated for best picture

staight outta compton was the most enjoyable movie i saw this past year. bone tomahawk i feel is equal to the revenant.

still dont get all the high scores for creed.

movie totally ****** balls.

[COVID-19]

Chris Rock should make as many jokes as possible about white people winning awards to create a balance.

[SilverMiles]

it is an issue and i dont think he should pull out, he should use that opening monologue to shed more light about it.

It's not an issue, black actors have been nominated before and have won. The issue is more with the quality of film making which has slipped drastically. I'm black but also a film buff, very few movies deserve the title best movie this year. The ones bring complained about just weren't that great and by the numbers. I mean really SOC was decent, Creed was decent, Concussion was trash. And then you have Beast of A Nation, very good movie but Idris wasn't even the main male character, how can he be nominated for Best Actor.

Plus it was a web movie so it can't be nominated for best picture.

The question that has to be asked is who would you take out, many of the actors put their soul into their role. It's unfair for you to just say take him out because of racist. You reason has to be more solid than that.

There's real world issues at hand. Will Smitt not being nominated after a **** performance, in which he made millions of dollars, isn't one of them.

[Build That Wall]

Freedumb was in charge of nominations.

[paulf]

The Oscars can't nominate black actors and actresses if they aren't given the roles. They can't do anything about it, boycotting them is ******ed... which is par for the course from Spike Lee, who is truly a midget metally as well as physically.

If you want to speak out against film studios and producers, great. That is who is responsible for not casting ********** in lead roles that don't have anything to do with being a minority. The Oscars are supposed to objectively look at performances and productions.... you know... judge not by the color of their skin and all that.

[SouthPawHitman]

I noticed no Latinos/Irish/Mexicans were nominated. What about us? Huh Oscars? What about my people?