Oh, boy.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences just finished their announcement of this year’s Oscar selections, and there’s already a controversy over the ethnic make-up of the nominees.
“For only the second time in nearly 20 years,” every single actor and actress nominated in both the Leading and Supporting Roles categories is white:
And wait until MSNBC’s Chris Hayes wakes up and sees this list. He was already angry at the racial mix of Golden Globes winners:
If Chris Hayes were making a movie, maybe he’d call it: “White Out 2: This time it’s really, really white”?
Anyway, here is the complete list of all the nominees.
Best Picture:
Actor in a Leading Role:
Actress in a Leading Role:
Directing:
Foreign Language Film:
Original Score:
Original Screenplay:
Adapted Screenplay:
Cinematography:
Costume Design:
Makeup & Hairstyling:
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Animated Feature Film:
Animated Short:
Short Film Live Action:
Sound Mixing:
Production Design:
Film Editing:
Sound Editing:
Documentary Feature:
Documentary Short Subject:
Visual Effects:
Original Song:
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Editor’s note: Two editing errors were corrected in this post. We apologize for the error.
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