Oscar Nominations Draw Criticism For Lack Of Diversity
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The brutal frontier saga "The Revenant'' leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations, while the acting categories were again filled entirely by white performers, drawing harsh criticism on social media.
Following the announcement, The Rev. Al Sharpton took to Twitter saying the nominations "are another example of the lack of diversity in Hollywood."
Others also lashed out at the Academy.
Here are the nominees in the acting categories:
Best supporting actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight''; Rooney Mara, "Carol''; Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight''; Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl''; and Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs.''
Best supporting actor: Christian Bale, "The Big Short''; Tom Hardy, "The Revenant''; Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight''; Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies''; Sylvester Stallone, "Creed."
Best actress: Cate Blanchett, "Carol''; Brie Larson, "Room''; Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy''; Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years''; Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn."
Best actor: Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo,'' Matt Damon, "The Martian''; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant''; Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs''; and Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl.''
The strong showing for "The Revenant," including a best picture nod, follows its win at the Golden Globes. It sets director Alejandro Inarritu for a possible back-to-back win following his best-picture winning "Birdman.''
George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road'' followed with 10 nominations, including best picture. Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "The Martian'' landed 7 nominations, including best picture, but no best director nod for Scott.
"Spotlight," "The Big Short," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "Brooklyn," "Bridge of Spies" and "Room " round out the best picture nominees.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" wasn't nominated for best picture despite it being one of the top grossing films of all time. Other films that were left out in the cold from the best picture category include "Carol" and "Straight Outta Compton."
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The Oscars will be held on Feb. 28.
Comedian Chris Rock is hosting for the second time.
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