Why The 2016 Academy Awards Might Be The Most Controversial One Yet
- By
Meg Butler
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The Academy President Actually Apologized
In 2016, Black Twitter seems to be having more of an impact than ever. And those #OscarsSoWhite tweets definitely haven’t been falling on deaf ears.
In an unprecedented move, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs apologized for the 2016 Oscars’ lack of diversity.
“Of course I am disappointed, but this is not to take away the greatness (of the films nominated).
A lot of great work was done this year. However, we are not stopping. We are not deterred. We are moving forward and will continue to move forward with conversation and action.
That needs to happen not just within the Academy, but the entire motion picture industry: to nurture, grow (and) promote talent, in front of and behind the camera.”
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