Academy President Speaks Out on Lack of Diversity Among This Year's Oscar Nominees

Published: January 17, 2015, 9:39 pm

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles.

http://www.people.com/article/academy-awards-president-cheryl-boone-isaacs-oscars-diversity

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emilyg - Jan 18, 2015, 1:00 am

I thought Oscars were for merit not for race.

Lucky Loser - Jan 18, 2015, 3:48 am

I thought Oscars were for merit not for race.

Obviously then, there was a majority of people that felt that BLACKS HAVE NO MERIT...for whatever reason. Does this make sense? There's no way around this statement...especially after barely getting by last year. There's a certain type of people that don't want blacks NOWHERE in the equation at all...except SPORTS.

emilyg - Jan 18, 2015, 1:20 pm

Last year awards for blacks were merited and given.

LiLSpeedy - Jan 19, 2015, 11:42 am

What an improvement! Best actor/Black male 1 in 2009, and 1 3years later in 2012. Best actress/Female 1 in 2009, 1 in 2011, and 1 in 2012. I guess Blacks didn't have enough merit to win in some of those previous years. YEAH, THAT IT!

Academy President Speaks Out on Lack of Diversity Among This Year's Oscar Nominees

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