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The organization plans to implement new eligibility requirements with an eye toward diversity.

When the names of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards were read out early Thursday morning, there was an obvious lack of non-white actors and filmmakers.

TV's "Fresh Off the Boat" creator was reveling in Oscar host Chris Rock's comedic assault on white-fixated Hollywood. Then three Asian-American kids were brought onstage for a gag mocking them as ethnic stereotypes.

Stacey Dash thinks that Black History Month should be abolished, and that BET Channel "lies to black people."

April Reign started the #OscarsSoWhite in January 2015 and since its beginnings, the hashtag has exploded over social media and has even led to major A-list celebrities boycotting the annual award show.

Over just a few hours Saturday night, the SAG Awards and Sundance showered their honours on a parade of performers and films that presented a stark contrast to the crisis that has plagued the Oscars.

Actor George Clooney believes that the Oscars — and humanity at large — are "moving in the wrong direction."

The 'Clueless' actress showed up on Oscars stage next to Chris Rock, in what was one of the night's most awkward moments.

Instead of attending the Oscars, many black celebrities attended an event in Flint, Mich. to raise money for those impacted by tainted water.

Not only were there no female nominees in directing for the 87th time in Oscar history, there was also only one person of colour, Cynthia Erivo, among the 20 acting nominees.

“There will never be a true reunion of the Fresh Prince. I have no interest in seeing any of these people on that kind of level,” Janet Hubert wrote.

HBO wants people to "reserve judgment" about their controversial slave drama 'Confederate' for now.

“I think they were focused so hard on politics that they didn’t get the act together at the end,” President Trump told Breitbart.

"Like I said in my speech, my Album of the Year is 'Lemonade,'" Adele told reporters backstage.

The day after slapping Chris Rock on the stage of the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, the academy and viewers at home.

Celebrities like Kirstie Alley and James Woods voiced their opinions on social media following the Academy's announcement.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's stylist confirmed that some men will be wearing black to this year's Golden Globes too, in solidarity with the women.

White actor Joseph Fiennes will be playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV special.

Director Spike Lee is not attending this year's Oscars ceremony, and other black celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith aren't happy either.

Once again, the 2016 Oscar nominations featured an almost all-white cast. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite is now trending.