“Black is beautiful” was the tenor of the 74th Academy Awards with a triple triumph black stars.
As the first African American woman at all time won Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) won the Oscar for best actress. Denzel Washington was hailed as best male actor, Alt-star Sidney Poitier was honored for his life’s work with an honorary Oscar. But that’s 14 years ago.
At this year’s Oscars end of February, no black performer will pick a price. For the second time in a row, 20 white and no Afro-American actors were nominated
Halle Berry, who then thanked tearfully still believed. “Tonight has opened a door.” But it is not remained much the film academy is more than ever under attack. Under the Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite indignation grows. Black and white stars – such as George Clooney, Michael Moore, Spike Lee and Lupita Nyong’o – speak out
director and actor Lee (58, “Malcolm X”, “Do the Right Thing”. ) reiterated in an interview with ABC that he and his wife would not go to the Oscar show. However, this is not a call for a boycott of the Awards Gala, explained Lee.
In the previous November, the Black Star had received an honorary Oscar by the film academy – and complained vehemently about an underrepresentation of blacks in Hollywood at the gala. “It’s easier to be a black president of the United States as president of a studio.” Also, Jada Pinkett Smith (44) wants to stay away in protest and not watch the show on television. “To beg recognition, or even to ask for it, diminishes dignity and power,” the actress and wife of Will Smith (47) said in a Facebook video. Smith had been traded for his role in the drama “Concussion” as Oscar nominee and then ignored.
The exclusion of black actor was “just crazy”, thundered the Oscar winner Michael Moore (61, “Bowling for Colombine “). He wanted the show boycott continued to be used as “proud” Academy Member but for a strengthening of diversity and for a change in the association.
Oscar winner George Clooney (54) complained in the interview of the film magazine “Variety” also on current practices. Even Latinos and women are affected. Ten years ago there were more nominations for blacks, as for Don Cheadle and Morgan Freeman. “We’re going in the wrong direction,” Clooney said. “We must do better. We’ve been better. “
The black Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o (32″ 12 Years a Slave “did manifest their frustrations on Instagram.” I agree with my colleagues to that at a conversion call, “wrote the Kenyan
The Oscar Academy has around 7000 members -. 94 percent were white, 77 percent are male, the average age lies at 62 years, determined the” Los Angeles Times “The Chair. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, an African American woman, sits down for some time for a greater variety in. Of course, she was on the pure white nominations “heartbroken and frustrated,” Isaacs said.
The accusation of racism do not want the Academy but hang in. They voted for a number of black actors and regret that none has been nominated, said Academy member and actress Penelope Ann Miller (52, “The Artist”) the “Hollywood Reporter”. “But to insinuate that we are all racists, is very offensive. “
In the past year were black actors at the Oscar Gala hand over only prices, but to accept no. “Today we honor Hollywood’s Whitest, uh, sorry, Brightest,” Host Neil Patrick Harris had remarked sarcastically at the beginning of the show. At the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, it could be even more biting when the black comedian Chris Rock is hosted on the stage. Most recently, he yielded to the bawdy comedy “Top Five” a cynical look behind the facades of showbiz, a representation of life as a black entertainer.
Could rock at the end jump in protest? There are already calls inter alia by US rapper and actor 50 Cent (40, “Southpaw”). “Chris, please do not make the Oscar Awards. You are important, man, do not do it “, the African American wrote on Instagram. Others see it as a great opportunity that skirt makes real pressure at the ceremony.
Just as it once did Eddie Murphy, 1988, fresh after his success with “Beverly Hills Cop 2″. The black comedian should hand over the top prize for best film at the show. He took advantage of the limelight for sharp criticism of the industry. He did not really want to come, because the Academy pass over Black usually teased the young Murphy.
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