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Spike Lee slams the Academy Awards
Spike Lee has hit out at the Academy Awards, saying that the increased recognition for black actors at this year's bash doesn't resolve the broader issues.
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Oscar awards organisers call for artistic freedom, no US barriers
Some 683 new members - many of them women or people of colour - have joined the academy in the past year in a bid to make the body more representative.
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Emmys colourful as TV reflects the faces of America
Some 21 actors across the ethnic spectrum have been nominated for Emmys this year.
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Oscars organisers invite new members in diversity push
Actor Idris Elba is among the 683 potential new members, the academy said in a statement.
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Chris Rock transforms Oscars into biting racial commentary
Chris Rock set the stage for a night of running gags that repeatedly returned to themes of racial politics.
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Chris Rock transforms Oscars into biting racial commentary
Chris Rock set the stage for a night of running gags that repeatedly returned to themes of racial politics.
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Battle of the Rock brothers in Oscar 'showdown'
Tony Rock will be hosting a ceremony which pokes fun at the Oscars while Chris Rock hosts the Awards.
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Oscar nominees discuss awards season perils
It’s not all glitz and glam for the Oscar awards nominees. Stars share their highs and lows.
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It is a man's world (again) in the race for Best Picture at Oscars
The Oscars have not seen a female-led film win Best Picture in a decade, since 'Million Dollar Baby'.
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Spike Lee says ruckus over diversity changed Oscars
He was speaking at the Berlin International Film Festival where his film is being shown out of competition.
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Halle Berry: Lack of Hollywood diversity 'heartbreaking'
Nominations for the 2016 Oscars were met with outcry over the omission of any actors of color.
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Activists urge viewers to tune out of Oscars
Actor Will Smith, his wife and a handful of others said they would skip this year's Academy Awards.
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Oscars: New rules don’t address diversity issues
The academy announced it would be doubling the number of members who are women and of different races.
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Chris Rock will still host Oscars, rewrites show
Producers say Rock will be addressing the issue of the awards being ‘so white’ in a new monologue.
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Silence is golden for big Hollywood stars on Oscar boycott
Chris Rock has come under pressure from some black celebrities to step down as Oscars host.
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Will Smith to boycott Oscars in diversity protest
The star will not attend the ceremony in protest over the absence of nominated actors of colour.
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Hollywood insiders give views on Oscar diversity issue
The controversy has put pressure on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to promote diversity.
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Director Spike Lee says he's not calling for Oscars boycott
The comments by Lee came amid concerns about a lack of racial minorities in the movie industry.
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George Clooney weighs in on Oscars diversity issue
This comes after Spike Lee & Jade Pinkett Smith called for a boycott of this year’s Oscars.
