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President Of The Motion Picture Academy Promises To Address Issue Of Lack Of Diversity In Oscar Nominations Going Forward

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Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the 2012 Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on December 1, 2012. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is presenting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Jeffery Katzenberg, and Honorary Awards to stunt performer Hal Needham, documentarian D.A. Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens Jr.at the inaugural Governors Awards event. AFP PHOTO / Krista KENNELL (Photo credit should read Krista Kennell/AFP/Getty Images)
President of the Motion Picture Academy- Cheryl Boone Isaacs

The Oscars have landed in hot waters this time around, after the list of nominees for this year’s awards seemed to confirm a pattern of the Academy snubbing movies with African American origins.
Most notable was the snub of ‘Straight Outta Compton’, the N.W.A biopic that was one of the biggest motion pictures of the year.

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