Title: Here Are All The Celebrities Supporting The Oscars Boycott This Year
Headings: Here Are All The Celebrities Supporting The Oscars Boycott This Year
Here Are All The Celebrities Supporting The Oscars Boycott This Year
Since it was announced that no actors of color were chosen for any of the 20 major Academy Award nominations, some celebrities have announced that they are boycotting, on the fence, or simply not watching the Oscars this year.
Here's who has said they are boycotting the 2016 Oscars:
Jada Pinkett Smith
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the actress and singer announced on Twitter and in a video that went viral that she would not be attending the awards ceremony, and suggested other celebrities of color do the same.
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Spike Lee
Also on MLK's birthday, director Spike Lee announced in two posts on Instagram that he would not be attending the Oscars this year.
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"How is it possible for the 2nd consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white?" Lee wrote.
The following day, the twice-nominated writer-director posted a continuation of his first statement, asking the Academy why they don't think it's a "wise business decision" to have their "product" reflect the diversity of its consumers — moviegoers.
Will Smith
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Days after his wife's announcement, Smith announced on Good Morning America that he would join her in the boycott.
Other actors said they were in support of the boycott, though they themselves would not be participating.
Mark Ruffalo
In an interview with the BBC Thursday morning. Ruffalo, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spotlight, said he was "weighing" whether to attend the Oscars.
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He later tweeted that he would attend the ceremony to support victims of clergy sexual abuse — the subject of the film for which he was nominated — but added that he is sympathetic with the "ban."
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Tyrese Gibson
After encouraging this year's Oscars host Chris Rock to "make a statement" about the lack of diversity, the Furious 7 star posted a series of statements on Instagram calling on everyone invited to the Oscars to join the boycott.
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Days after his wife's announcement, Smith announced on Good Morning America that he would join her in the boycott. Smith said that he and his wife's decision had nothing to do with him not being nominated, and everything to do with the issue of representation and influence. ABC / Via youtube.com
Other actors said they were in support of the boycott, though they themselves would not be participating. Mark Ruffalo
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In an interview with the BBC Thursday morning.