Oscars to be boycotted?
posted on Jan 19, 2016 @ 1:36PM
The much awaited Oscar awards night is getting darker with controversies. Noted film maker Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith in separate messages on Monday said that they would not be attending the February 28 awards ceremony. A few more celebrities might join the list in the coming days. Reason! Not even one black was nominated in any of the four acting categories. Though actors like Idris Elba and Will Smith delivered great performances this year, they were completely ignored. Critics cry a foul in the process of nominations. Because, for the second year in a row, no black actor was nominated for acting category! In a video posted on her Facebook actress Jada Pinkett Smith went harsh against the Oscar awards. Though Jada Smith herself is a popular actress and singer, she is much known as wife of Will Smith. "Begging for acknowledgement, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power. And we are a dignified people, and we are powerful," said Jada in her post. The members of the ‘The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ were often criticized for being partial towards male white actors. Recently a twitter account named #OscarsSoWhite was getting viral in the social media for shedding some light on such bias!