Debate fires up over ‘woke’ Oscars
With the Academy Awards just days away, many say they’ve lost interest because the nominations have become too “woke”. Have your say.
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Huge change to Oscars ceremony
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Rock denies rewriting Oscars monologue
CHRIS Rock’s publicist has dismissed reports suggesting the comedian is rewriting his Academy Awards monologue after the Oscars diversity row.
Oscar winner calls out Will Smith
OSCAR winner Mo’Nique has criticised Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s plans to boycott the Academy Awards, asking if it’s because they weren’t nominated.
”I sometimes wish I were African American”
HOLLYWOOD star Julie Delpy claims women have it harder than African Americans in the movie business and feels women aren’t listened to.
‘Perhaps the black actors did not deserve it’
ACCLAIMED actor Charlotte Rampling has weighed into the Oscars diversity row, saying the campaign is racist against whites.
Oscars film academy announces reforms
THE Oscars film academy is pledging to double the number of minority members after criticism they’re ‘too white’, as producers fight to get big-name black presenters to this year’s Oscars.
Oscars bow to pressure over all-white awards
THE Oscars have responded to widespread criticism over its whitewashed awards saying “the Academy is going to lead and not wait for the industry to catch up”.
Will Smith joins Oscars boycott
WILL Smith has joined wife Jada Pinkett Smith in vowing not to attend the upcoming Oscars in protest over the lack of diversity among this year’s nominees.
Do the Oscars have a problem?
TAKE a look at the Oscars Best Picture nominees, and then ask yourself, what do all of these films have in common? Why #Oscarssowhite is trending.
‘You didn’t deserve a nomination’
THE woman who played Will Smith’s aunt on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has some harsh words for the actor and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
‘The all-white Oscars is embarrassing’
A LEADING Hollywood producer has hit out at the total lack of diversity among Academy Award nominees for the second year in a row.
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