Don’t expect to see many African-American folks walk away with trophies at next month’s Academy Awards presentation.
This morning, the Oscar nominations were announced and there are no black nominees in any of the major actor or director categories.
Most notably, Straight Outta Compton didn’t receive a best film nod, nor did any of the film’s actors receive nominations. Will Smith was also shut out of the best actor category for his role in Concussion.
Straight Outta Compton did receive a best original screenplay nomination; however, the film is actually written by 2 white writers: Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff.
Folks on social media are outraged that Straight Outta Compton didn’t get more love at the Oscars.
https://twitter.com/XLNB/status/687653093819990017
#OscarNoms snubs: Straight Outta Compton, Johnny Depp left off 2016 nominees list https://t.co/BkT8dQuQeb pic.twitter.com/a3PYkzyTHv
— People (@people) January 14, 2016
Beasts Of No Nation, Idris Alba, Straight Outta Compton, Fukunaga, Black Mass and Depp all snubbed? Wow. Disappointing.
— Joe Trohman (@trohman) January 14, 2016
Disappointing that once again, #OscarsSoWhite. There were amazing performances by actors/actresses of color this yr. #RepresentationMatters
— Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio (@PPAOhio) January 14, 2016
#OscarsSoWhite that Rocky got nominated in a movie about Apollo Creed's son.
— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) January 14, 2016
#OscarsSoWhite — again: Actors of color were entirely shut out of the Academy Award noms: https://t.co/S5GkoJyIGO pic.twitter.com/n8hM9F4DMR
— Vulture (@vulture) January 14, 2016
You remember #OscarsSoWhite, right? https://t.co/c2krnRcNte #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/1Oz0BAZurI
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) January 14, 2016
Last year’s nominations excluded black actors in all major acting categories. It appears the 2016 Academy Awards are ‘#OscarsSoWhite the sequel.’
The 88th Academy Awards will air on ABC Sunday, February 28, at 8/7c.
See the full list of Oscar nominees below:
Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy And The World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
Music and Lyric by David Lang
“Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
“Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre
Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Best Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Documentary Feature
Amy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
Cartel Land, Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
The Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor
Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12, David Darg and Bryn Mooser Chau,
Beyond the Lines, Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, Adam Benzine
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Last Day of Freedom, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max
100 Year Old Man
The Revenant
Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
Bridge Of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Film Editing
The Big Short, Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel
The Revenant, Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight, Tom McArdle
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Foreign Language Film
Embrace Of The Serpent
Mustang
Son Of Saul
A War
Best Animated Short Film
Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
Prologue, Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
Sanjay’s Super Team, Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos, Konstantin Bronzit
World of Tomorrow, Don Hertzfeldt
Original Score
Bridge of Spies, Thomas Newman
Carol, Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone
Sicario, Jóhann Jóhannsson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams
Production Design
Bridge Of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max
The Martian
The Revenant
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Martian
Room
Original Screenplay
Bridge Of Spies
Alex Garland
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Directing
The Big Short, Adam McKay
Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller
The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Room, Lenny Abrahamson
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight