"Oscars have always welcomed people of color to present awards and even entertain audiences, but it is rare for us to be recognized for artistic achievements. Should people of color work together and not participate in the party?"

This is what Will Smith's wife, Jada Smith, said publicly after the latest Oscar list came out.

She is not the only one, many well-known black actors are targeting this Oscar.

"Disappointed by the lack of diversity in this year's nominations, it reminds me of the unconscious bias in society and the prestige that our culture deserves. The Oscars should not only be a benchmark for art in modern society, but also reflect the diversity of the best art. I support those A call to colleagues who have made changes and delivered on their promises."

Black people and Oscars instantly became hot topics in society.

Perhaps it was the changes brought about by Duke. This year’s Oscar nomination list is somewhat different from the previous Oscar nomination list. Maybe some movie fans still remember the news that Oscar nominations caused suspicion of “racism”. No black star was shortlisted for the award, and black actors were filled with resentment for a while.

After the nominations for this year's Oscars were released last Thursday, black stars were once again ignored, and this result caused an uproar again.

For two consecutive years, Oscar nominated for the four categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. A total of 20 actors were all white. All over the United States, whether intentional or unintentional, such a choice has filled some people with resentment.

Even, many black actors publicly stated that they would boycott the Oscars.

Some Hollywood speculators also jumped out, such as political activists like George Clooney.

"Look back 10 years ago, when the Oscars were much more commendable, how many African-Americans were nominated? I don't think it's a question of who to choose, what matters is how many minority actors are available in movies, especially good ones. .”

Yes.Nominating black people seems to be a kind of political correctness. Because of this kind of political correctness, the Academy once gave birth to Halle Berry and other unworthy Oscar winners and actresses.

Although Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement on the lack of diversity in this year's nominations, saying: "I want to recognize the outstanding performance of this year's nominees, and while celebrating their extraordinary achievements, I am also saddened by the lack of inclusivity." Frustrated again. This has been a difficult and important conversation and it's time for a sea change. The College is taking significant steps to change the makeup of our membership. In the days and weeks ahead. We will be reviewing membership , so that next year's academy will be more diverse."

But more people don't think so.

Jenny Hubert, who is also a black actor, criticized Jada Smith in an interview, "There are too many things in the world that you don't realize. Some people are struggling to die, some are starving, and some are in high debt. All you care about is the Oscars and a few statuettes. It's not that important, and why are you standing up and calling for a boycott of the Oscars? Is it really for fairness? It's not because Will Smith was dropped from the nomination list!"

Whoopi Goldberg, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, directly criticized the boycott of the Oscars in the talk show, "Want to boycott the Oscars? Don't go to the movies you don't represent. That is the real boycott, every year Such controversy. It really annoys me."

Black actors have not been nominated for Oscars. It seems to be a matter of course. It seems that they should be nominated. Many people are very disgusted with this kind of reason.

"Why do people have to be separated? Black actors don't care about their roles or how they perform. Ask for an Oscar nomination..." British actress Charlotte Rampling said in a radio interview. Racist discrimination on white actors!"

Racial discrimination is an extremely sensitive topic in the United States.Ever since Halle Berry won the first black actress, black actors have continued to receive nominations and statuettes. After more than ten years of development, these people will inevitably form a strange psychology-whether it is enough or not grid.We took Oscar nominations for granted, it would be racist not to.

This kind of psychology has been very obvious in some black groups in Hollywood.

More than 80-year-old Clint Eastwood couldn't bear the remarks calling for black actors to boycott the Oscars, mocking these people with a glass heart: "I guess many people are crying!"

Given Duke's current status, he would naturally be asked this question by the reporters chasing him.

Although no one has ever publicly reported it, it is not difficult for a discerning person in Hollywood to find that Duke does not like to use black actors. Among all the films he produced, except for Will Smith, who became one of the leading actors in the group play "Independence Day" , no black actor can be the protagonist, and even in many films, there are Asians, Latinos, and Slavs in the starring lineup, but there is no black actor.

However, to this day, no mainstream media has reported or criticized Duke, because in the eyes of the mainstream media, this is a matter of course.

"I don't know about the Oscar controversy. I only know that there are thousands of people in the film academy, and most of them have never been nominated for an Oscar."

Facing the reporter's microphone, Duke directly expressed his opinion, but he also knew very well that he couldn't pick out some words, "I voted for several black actors, and I am sorry for their failure to be nominated. Sorry. But if you call us racists because of this, then I feel deeply offended."

In some respects, Oscars are like parents and underage children to actors, and many problems are caused by being used to it before.

Sometimes people are too inferior to feel that others look down on themselves.

Of course, Duke would not say such a thing.

"As far as I am concerned, acting performance should be the only criterion for Oscar selection. Actors must have a good performance in the work, and not receive more preferential treatment just because they are black, otherwise it will be unfair to everyone."

Speaking of this, Duke turned to jokes about himself and Leonardo, "I think "Avengers" should be able to get me a best director nomination, but the fact is the opposite, but it's okay not to be nominated. It’s good, I don’t have to travel thousands of miles to go there, you know it’s very tiring to sit at the scene, and you have to applaud with Leonardo.”

The biggest change of this year's Oscars is here. Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor nomination for "The Great Gatsby". Nominated black actor Denzel Washington.

In fact, articles promoting Leonardo can be seen on influential media such as "Vanity Fair" and "Hollywood Reporter".

For example, after Duke accepted the interview, he watched "The Hollywood Reporter" during the filming break, and there was a slightly exaggerated comment on it-if Leonardo still can't win the statuette, all Hollywood will go crazy!

Actors, stars, producers, environmentalists, social activists... Leonardo DiCaprio has long been a winner in life, but there is still an Oscar statuette missing from his list of achievements.

This year's Oscar is the fourth time that Leonardo has been nominated for the Best Actor Award. He missed the award three times before, so that every time the media reports on the Oscar, they will put a sentence "why Leonardo can't win the Oscar" ?”

Leonardo himself said in an interview after being nominated for an Oscar this year that whether he wins the award is completely out of his control: "This is not the purpose of your filming. You love filming. Looking back on your life in the future, you will be proud of your life." I am proud of the blockbuster works. And being recognized by my peers is like the cherry on the cake-I have done everything I have to do, and it is up to you whether it is worth seeing, discussing or awarding. "

See, he's sober and calm.

Many star actors feel headaches from the invasion of privacy brought about by fame, but Leonardo thinks very clearly: "If I were to leave the acting industry, then I would have quit long ago. I like making movies. I feel very lucky. , Therefore, I am also willing to sacrifice a lot of private life for it, because it is definitely worth it. I don’t want to complain about the troubles of becoming famous, because I have the freedom to stop as I want.”

"How far is he from the statuette this time?"

This is the last sentence of the review, but how far may only be clear to industry veterans.

The relationship between Duke and Leonardo has always been good. Every awards season that Xiao Li participated in, he is a staunch supporter of Leonardo DiCaprio. This time is of course no exception. In the contact with Leonardo, he also knows his latest developments.

Looking at Leonardo's achievements in this awards season, since the end of last year, he has successively won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, the Boston Film Critics Association Award, the Washington Film Critics Association Award, the American Critics' Choice Movie Award, and the Golden Globe Award. The best actor award in the drama category and other awards.

The most he has won is the Film Critics Award.

If placed before 20 years, these awards represent that Leonardo is very likely to win the Oscar.

However, the decline of film critics is not just talking about it, nor does it only happen in the summer. In this era when everyone is a film critic, the influence of professional film critics who are not members of the academy on the Oscars is also decreasing.

Leonardo is very far away from the statuette this time!

His biggest rival was Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," who was not only a Jew, but the Academy's favorite actor who had never appeared in a commercial film...

Most importantly, Leonardo has lost to Daniel Day-Lewis at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Apart from voting for Leonardo himself and trying to get the members of the academy members of the team to vote for Leonardo, the biggest preparation that Duke did was how to comfort or tease Leonardo after he ran with him again. some. (to be continued~^~)

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