Carson on all-white Oscars: 'Americans have far more important...
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says that while "Hollywood could do a better job of honoring” a wider variety of Americans, he has bigger things to think about than a race-based boycott of the...
View ArticleTrump: Lack of black Oscar nominees 'sad'
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday said it is "sad" that no blacks were nominated for top awards at the Oscars. "I think it's a tough situation. I think it's really sad," the...
View ArticleClinton weighs in on Oscars' diversity problem
Hillary Clinton is calling promised changes to the Oscars’ voting membership “long overdue," saying the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “has to catch up with our reality" in the diversity...
View ArticleDem lawmakers press Academy over all-white Oscars
A pair of Democratic lawmakers is penning a letter to the head of the Motion Picture Academy, expressing their “disappointment” about the lack of minority Oscar nominees.In a Wednesday letter to...
View ArticleCreator of #OscarsSoWhite to attend her first Academy Awards
The creator of the "OscarsSoWhite" hashtag says she’s accepted an invitation to attend her first Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.“After creating the hashtag and working for almost five years to turn...
View ArticleStephen King: Oscars 'rigged in favor of the white folks'
Legendary horror author Stephen King says in a Monday op-ed for The Washington Post that the recently announced Academy Award nominations are proof the institution is “rigged in favor of the white...
View ArticleAcademy plans new diversity standards for Oscars eligibility
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday that it will set new standards aimed at increasing diversity in films eligible for the Oscars.The Academy will “encourage equitable...
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