Race blow-up exposes Oscars' white mischief
25 January 2016 - 02:04
A row has been brewing this week over a virtually all-white set of Oscar nominees. It has prompted directors Spike Lee and Michael Moore, and actor Will Smith, among others, to boycott next month's awards ceremony in Los Angeles.It has also led to the academy's board of governors issuing a hasty pledge to double the number of female and minority members in its ranks by 2020.
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