The Oscar nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announce Thursday (January 14th) and it has been revealed that ‘Straight Outta Compton’ will not be competing for ‘Best Picture.’ In what’s been called a “stunning move” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided against nominating the film, despite being the highest grossing music biographical picture of all time. This comes as a major blow for the film, especially considering the Academy chose to only nominate eight films for ‘Best Picture’ while there is room for ten. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was only recognized for ‘Best Original Screenplay’. Check out a full list of nominations here.
Rev. Al Sharpton Says Oscar Nominations’ Lack Of Diversity Is ‘Appalling & Insulting’!
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is speaking up against the lack of diversity of the Oscar nominations. He says that him or his colleagues at the National Action Network might stage ‘actions’ in protest before or during the Academy Awards. Rev. Al Sharpton believes that it was “appallingly insulting in the year of 2015 that the 20 Academy Awards acting nominations went only to white actors and actresses.” Read more on the story after the jump!
