SASKATOON – The 88th annual Academy Awards aren’t without controversy. Critics have pointed out that for the second consecutive year, all of the Oscars’ acting nominees are white, saying the award have come to embody a diversity crisis in the entertainment industry. The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was created to bring attention to the issue.
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A number of Hollywood A-Listers have gone so far as to boycott this years Oscars because of the lack of diversity, from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith to Spike Lee.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pledged to double the number of female and minority members by 2020 in response to #OscarsSoWhite.
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The Academy Awards are this Sunday on ABC, with the red carpet starting at 6 p.m. CT and the ceremony beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Today on the Breakfast Buzz we want to know if you will watch the Oscars this year, or if you plan on boycotting it.
Be sure to comment with your thoughts and watch Global Saskatoon Morning News at 7:55 a.m. CT to see if we pull up your comment.
With files from Chris Jancelewicz
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