Hot off the heels of the notably progressive Golden Globes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences upheld its stodgy reputation this morning by nominating a cavalcade of white men for Oscars. While the nominees took to Twitter to celebrate their good fortune, the rest of the world lamented the lack of diversity reflected in today’s nominations. Let the vitriol ensue!
Nominees
Happy Birthday, Dr. King. An Oscar gift for you. To SELMA cast + crew led by our miracle David Oyelowo! To Common + Legend! Kudos! March on!
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) January 15, 2015
Such a great honor. Thank you @TheAcademy. Love to @MarkRuffalo, @channingtatum, Bill Corso, and Bennet Miller. #Foxcatcher
— Steve Carell (@SteveCarell) January 15, 2015
5 Oscar nominations for Whiplash?!! Booya!
— Miles Teller (@Miles_Teller) January 15, 2015
thank u everyone for the congratulations! i am so happy i can barely breathe #makingmyselfdizzy #AcademyAwards
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) January 15, 2015
Thank You @TheAcademy for the #Foxcatcher nomination! Honored and humbled. Thanks @channingtatum @SteveCarell and Bennett Miller. The best.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 15, 2015
So grateful for @TheAcademy Award nomination for GLORY!!! On MLK’s birthday!! @SelmaMovie @Common
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 15, 2015
Press
Purely artistically speaking, there really is no bigger #OscarNoms outrage than Best Sound Mixing for the generally inaudible INTERSTELLAR.
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@NotoriousJLD) January 15, 2015
Shorter #OscarNoms: White men FTW
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) January 15, 2015
SELMA shafted on Martin Luther King’s 86th birthday #OscarNoms
— Lou Lumenick (@LouLumenick) January 15, 2015
And the most lauded nominee? Dick Poop:
Watch @TheAcademy president accidentally nominate “Dick Poop” for Best Cinematography: http://t.co/yxc7X2RUFD #Oscars pic.twitter.com/BYcwxmT3sI
— Vulture (@vulture) January 15, 2015
Snubs
Philip Lord, creator of “The Lego Movie,” reacts to his notable snub:
It’s okay. Made my own! pic.twitter.com/kgyu1GRHGR
— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015
“SELMA? One of the best pics of the year. But the directing, script, all the acting, & cinematography? Meh.
Nice song, though.”
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 15, 2015
I feel like I’m in 1929 watching the #Oscarnoms. No female or black directors, no actors of color, and only 1 black nom goes to #SelmaMovie
— Chris Witherspoon (@WitherspoonC) January 15, 2015
Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal… RIGHT NOW. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/LZqA11TIo7
— -Topper Harley- (@Pokernatic) January 15, 2015
#OscarNoms got it white this year.
— Pablo J. Gallaga (@PendejoJoe) January 15, 2015
But Mara Wilson, otherwise known as Matilda, said it best:
DAMMIT ACADEMY
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) January 15, 2015
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