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January 16, 2015

#OscarsSoWhite Trends After No Actors of Color Nominated for Academy Awards 
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The 2015 Oscars nominations were announced Thursday. For the first time
in almost two decades, all 20 acting nominees are white. The dramatic
civil rights film Selma was nominated for just two awards — best
film and best original song. The Twitter hashtag #Oscars So White began
trending soon after the nominees were announced. A 2012 survey conducted
by the Los Angeles Times found Oscar voters are 94 percent white, 76
percent male, and the average age is 63 years old. Meanwhile, Laura
Poitras' film Citizen Four about Edward Snowden was nominated for best
documentary.

 

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