Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actor John Krasinski, Ang Lee and Guillermo del Toro announced the 88th Academy Awards nominations today, Thursday, January 14, 2016.
Twitter reacts to absence of a black Oscars nominee
The nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards is out! And no black actor was nominated. Check out Twitter reaction to the absence of nominations.
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Following the announcement, Twitter has reacted to the absence of a black actor or movie on list.
Check out Tweets with the hastag #OscarsSoWhite
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After the 2015 Oscar nominations, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite also trended on Twitter, which led to Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs addressing lack of diversity at the Oscars.
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Rock, who hosted the awards for the 1st time in 2005, will work alongside Regina Hedlin, the event's new co-producer, who also directed the pilot of his series, 'Everybody Hates Chris.'
The 87th Oscars which was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, took a 16% decline in the ratings.
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The upcoming edition is scheduled to hold at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 28, 2016.
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