article_snippet.sent: There were no actors of color nominated and no women in the directing category, which was dominated by white males.
article_snippet.sent: The lack of diversity was so glaring (even with the mostly black cast of the movie "Selma," which received a nomination for best picture) that it spurred the Twitter hashtag "#OscarsSoWhite.
article_snippet.sent: According to the Motion Picture Association of America's 2014 Theatrical Market Statistics Report, while Hispanics make up 17% of the U.S. population Hispanics account for 25% of frequent moviegoers.
article_snippet.sent: Likewise, women make up 52% of moviegoers.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the films' cumulative worldwide gross of almost $2.4 billion, the films' racial inclusiveness remains an outlier; American movies are still overwhelmingly white," EW's Chris Lee writes.
article_snippet.sent: According to UCLA's 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report, a mere 16.7% of 2013 films starred minorities in lead roles.