Why Diversifying the Oscar Voting Base Clearly Wasn’t Enough (Column)

Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo wants to explore her sexuality on screen as she feels Hollywood is failing to show black women’s sensuality.

He might not have a date to Oscars 2020 (yet), but we wouldn't mind being Brad Pitt's date to the 92nd Academy Awards going by his look at the 92nd Oscar Nominees Luncheon. The actor, who has been nominated at the Oscars this year for his role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, attended the luncheon with other Oscar nominees. The actor joined Leonardo DiCaprio, Cynthia Erivo, Charlize Theron, Kathy Bates, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro at the event. 

The Oscars’ failure to nominate any female directors has ignited a fierce backlash, as has the lack of diversity among top acting nominees.

The creator of Netflix comedy Dear White People has said he is not surprised by a lack of diversity in recent Oscar nominations.

Elton John will perform at the Oscars, where he is nominated for an award for best original song.

Tom Hanks, Adam Driver Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Jamie Foxx and Adam Sandler share dark moments, trade secrets and the roles that redefined their lives on the full Actor Roundtable.Beginning Sunday, Jan. 5, viewers have been able to watch the roundtable discussions, on SundanceTV as part of the cable channel's original nonfiction series, Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter, produced in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

Jamie Foxx was careful not to be “disrespectful” towards the nominees at the 2020 Academy Awards when addressing the lack of diversity.

Jamie Foxx has said he appreciates that “people feel for us” after he was snubbed for an Oscar and only one black performer was nominated.

Social media was fuming after the Oscar nominations were revealed on January 13 due to the lack of diversity in a lot of the categories. There was complaints about many stars being shut out who they felt deserved a nod including Jennifer Lopez, 50, in Hustlers and Awkwafina, 31, in The Farewell, leading to the hashtag #oscarssowhite to trend on Twitter.

Cynthia Erivo and Issa Rae are addressing this year's very white, very male Oscar nominations.Appearing viasatellite from Tokyo at the Television Critics Association press tour to promote HBO's new Stephen King adaptationThe Outsider, new Oscar nominee Erivo was asked about Monday's nominations and King's controversial Tuesday tweets about them in which he shared his take on the lack of inclusiveness. "I would never consider diversity in matters of art.

Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce are among the notable names who missed out on expected Oscars nominations on Monday January 13.

Monday morning’s Oscar nominations rebooted the #OscarsSoWhite conversation, reigniting discussion about representation after women were shut out of the directing category and only one person of color — Cynthia Erivo — was nominated in the acting categories.

This week fans went into a frenzy after it was announced that Jennifer Lopez did not get an Oscars nomination for her role in Hustlers. But turns out, there was another Academy Award-level role that could’ve gone to JLo. In Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue, the 50-year-old superstar shared she turned down a famous role that earned the actress an Oscars nomination in 2003.

Cynthia Erivo was 30,000 feet above the Pacific when she found out that she was nominated for two Academy Awards on Monday (Jan. 13), but she may as well have been on the moon."I’m literally in my seat going, 'I can’t say anything! I can’t scream, I can’t jump up and down, I can’t do anything, but I know this is happening!'" she tells Billboard hours after receiving the news of her nominations.

Stephen King has been criticised by director Ava DuVernay after saying that the issue of diversity should not be considered by Oscar voters.

The Oscar nominations are finally out and, as always, there are some strong feelings about who did or did not receive a nom from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Actors Issa Rae and John Cho were on hand to deliver the news this morning, and fans were furious that Jennifer Lopez wasn't recognized for her work in Hustlers.

By Matt Grobar

Cynthia Erivo’s could soon become the youngest EGOT (Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony Award) winner in history after landing two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards on Monday (January 13, 2020).