Will Smith will not attend the Oscars in row over lack of diversity

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kitler53 said:

kitler53 said:

LipeJJ said:
So, he's implying that they should nominate people not by their merit, but based on ethnic/cultural diversity?

Or the did I read it wrong?

i'd have to review the movies out this year but that's kind of the question i want to know too. 

the nominated people is filtered down to which movies/performers where great this year.  now let's be honest,.. without much review i can already tell you most of the hollywood movies feature white people.  so if there were no great performances from non-white people this year it seems like you shouldn't be protesting the awards ceremony but rather the movie casting.

but then casting often times comes down to celebrities that pack the theaters with people.  a pure ecomonics based decision which implies it is movie goers that are truely to blame. 

i dunno.  there is a "problem" but i'm just not sure blame is being put in the right spot.

 

okay.  to answer my own question here are the top 10 rated movies according to rotten tomatoes:

.	97%	Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)	334
2.	98%	Inside Out (2015)	301
3.	99%	Selma (2015)	219
4.	93%	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)	327
5.	98%	Brooklyn (2015)	188
6.	97%	It Follows (2015)	201
7.	97%	Spotlight (2015)	198
8.	99%	Shaun the Sheep (2015)	144
9.	93%	The Martian (2015)	282
10.	98%	Paddington (2015)	132

 

so basically the possibility of non-white actors is:

1. selma

2. the black guy from star wars

 

I believe Selma was last year's Oscars. Also, you're forgetting Creed and Concussion.