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Al Sharpton Links ‘Appalling’ Lack Of Oscar Diversity To Ferguson
By Matt Wilstein, Jan. 15, 2015
In response to the whitest Oscar nominations in 17 years, Al Sharpton has issued a statement expressing his disappointment in the nominations and calling for a meeting to address the lack of diversity in Hollywood.
“The lack of diversity in today’s Oscar nominations is appalling, and while it is good that Selma was nominated for ‘Best Picture,’ it’s ironic that they nominated a story about the racial shutout around voting while there is a racial shutout around the Oscar nominations,” Sharpton said in a statement. “With all of the talent in Selma and other Black movies this year, it is hard to believe that we have less diversity in the nominations today than in recent history.”
Repeating a line he delivered to a TMZ reporter last month, Sharpton added, “The movie industry is like the Rocky Mountains, the higher you get, the whiter it gets.”
Sharpton also said he has called an “emergency meeting” with his task force in Hollywood early next week “to discuss possible action around the Academy Awards.”
In response to the whitest Oscar nominations in 17 years, Al Sharpton has issued a statement expressing his disappointment in the nominations and calling for a meeting to address the lack of diversity in Hollywood.
“The lack of diversity in today’s Oscar nominations is appalling, and while it is good that Selma was nominated for ‘Best Picture,’ it’s ironic that they nominated a story about the racial shutout around voting while there is a racial shutout around the Oscar nominations,” Sharpton said in a statement. “With all of the talent in Selma and other Black movies this year, it is hard to believe that we have less diversity in the nominations today than in recent history.”
Repeating a line he delivered to a TMZ reporter last month, Sharpton added, “The movie industry is like the Rocky Mountains, the higher you get, the whiter it gets.”
Sharpton also said he has called an “emergency meeting” with his task force in Hollywood early next week “to discuss possible action around the Academy Awards.”
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