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- by Pickpocket
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2016 Oscar Nominations and Racism
- Replies: 12
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Bojangles wrote:Yeah I almost brought that up. It is a bit odd. How do you explain it? I find it hard to blame "the Academy." Idris Elba and the Eazy-E guy were nomination quality, but Best Supporting Actor is a stacked category every year, so if you're snubbed there it's tough shit. Best Actor nominations were wide open this year, but Michael B. Jordan isn't a great actor IMO, so I'm not upset about that either. And what other potential nominations were there? It's an industry thing--black people get cast in great roles less often, generally.
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- by Bojangles
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2016 Oscar Nominations and Racism
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9844
Yeah I almost brought that up. It is a bit odd. How do you explain it? I find it hard to blame "the Academy." Idris Elba and the Eazy-E guy were nomination quality, but Best Supporting Actor is a stacked category every year, so if you're snubbed there it's tough shit. Best Actor nominations were wide open this year, but Michael B. Jordan isn't a great actor IMO, so I'm not upset about that either. And what other potential nominations were there? It's an industry thing--black people get cast in great roles less often, generally.
