This criticism is based on the statistics from every Academy Awards since 1929, which show that only 6.4% of academy award nominees have been non-white and since 1991, 11.2% of nominees have been non-white, with the rate of winners being even more polarizing.
ðɪs kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ɪz bˈeɪst ɔnðə stɐtˈɪstɪks fɹʌm ˈɛvɹi ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, wˌɪtʃ ʃˈoʊ ðæt ˈoʊnli sˈɪks.fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd nˈɑːmɪnˌiːz hɐvbɪn nˈɑːnwˈaɪt ænd sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ɪlˈɛvən.tˈuː pɚsˈɛnt ʌv nˈɑːmɪnˌiːz hɐvbɪn nˈɑːnwˈaɪt, wɪððə ɹˈeɪt ʌv wˈɪnɚz bˌiːɪŋ ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ pˈoʊlɚɹˌaɪzɪŋ.