Will they even be missed?

I think Ryan Coogler (director of Creed) deserved a nom, but Will Smith seemed to overact in Concussion.

The problem is not with the Academy though, I think the Academy has shown it's quite willing to nominate diverse groups of people.

It's in the Hollywood system, there's not much opportunity for black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. roles, so naturally there's not going to be a lot of them nominated.

Will Smith has it good, but who's the next Will Smith? How about an Asian actor that doesn't have to kung fu fight or an Indian actor who's not a cab driver?

No, not by those people.

I don't recall Spike Lee or Jada Smith doing anything particularly notable. Any movie buffs around here wanna provide some info?

so they want to get nominated because they are black? I mean i saw both of those movies and concussion does not deserve anything. I liked creed but it's really just the same story all over again. I still liked it but i understand it may not be award worthy.

Race has nothing to do with awards wtf?

If they want people to be nominated because they're black, isn't that kinda racist in itself?

Glad everyone here is in agreeance. This is outrageous.

OMG academy awards are so racist!! we want them to nominate more actors from MY RACE!!! OMG

this seems more like these two wanting to be attention whores, and using the race card as a way to get more attention.