Unbelievable,Black Actors Snubbed Again.The 2016 Academy Awards

Once again black actors and producers have been shut out of the 2016 Oscar Awards. None of the movies produced featuring black actors appeared on the list in any category save for straight outta of Compton which is nominated for original screen play by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff both, of which are obviously white.

There has been lots of expectations for actors like Idris Elba in ‘Beast of no Nations’ ( who by the way was beyond outstanding, from the accent to the facial expressions) ,Will Smith in ‘Concussion’ Benicio Del Toro in ‘Sicario’ to get the Oscar nod this year.

“Straight outta Compton” a well-reviewed film featuring African-American actors, quickly began trending on Twitter. Other outraged awards-watchers began tweeting with the hashtag#Oscarssowhite.

“The only time black actors are nominated for an Oscar is when they’re cast as slaves” someone said on twitter. Which I would have to agree with, even Rocky got nominated in a movie about Apollo Creed's son.

The academy can chose to ignore people’s criticisms. But if numbers are anything to go by then they should be worried. Their viewership was down by 18% last year and I pray it only gets worse. The complaints people are making are totally credible, I still have not gotten over Selma being snubbed last year, and this year not only are outstanding black actors snubbed, no person of color is nominated, how? Can someone send the  academy DVD”s of beasts of no nation, straight outta Compton, and concussion, I would like to believe they have not viewed them.

Note to the academy, you are only succeeding in losing credibility, we watched movies this year and without bias, people are now capable of spotting outstanding actors in movies.do the right thing please.

Let me leave you with tweets from Piers Morgan;

Piers Morgan ✔ @piersmorgan

BREAKING NEWS:

Oscars Whitewash: 20 acting nominations, no black actors among them.    #OscarNoms

No Oscar nomination for Straight Outta Compton either - which was brilliant.

Hollywood remains hideously racist.

#OscarNoms