Over the years, the entertainment industry has been presented to the general public as progressive, liberal, and inclusive. But almost every time the nomination Oscar they do not follow this philosophy as many non-white actors and directors do not participate in Academy offerings.

This year’s nominations, announced on Tuesday, eliminated films with black leads and directors such as The Queen, Before and No, bringing the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite back to the fore.

“#OscarsSoWhite is working here due to the absence of Daniel and Viola,” music critic Britt Julius tweeted, referring to “Till” star Danielle Didwiler and “The Queen’s Woman” Viola Davis. “Shame,” Julius wrote.

Great year for Asian authors

This year the representation was, but not very large. One of the biggest surprises was the 11 nominations for the film “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once”, including in the categories “Best Film”, “Direction”, “Best Actress”, “Original Screenplay”, etc. Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian actress Origin, ranked in the top five for Best Actress, and one of three favorites to win.

Academy nominations include Hong Chou (The Whale) and Kazuo Ishiguro (Alive), as well as recognition from director Domi Shi for Blushing, and recognition from M.M. Kiravaani and Chandrabose for creating the song “Naatu”. Naatu” was heard in the movie “RRR”. So it’s been an amazing year for Asian filmmakers at the Oscars.

Absence

But this does not apply to black actors. Among the major categories, only two African-American women received nominations: Angela Bassett nominated in the top five for supporting actress for her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After and Brian Tyree Henry for her role in the psychological drama Causeway.

This is the 83rd time since the first awards ceremony in 1929 that Academy voters have failed to nominate a black actress for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Halle Berry remains the only black woman to win an Oscar for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster’s Ball.

In January 2015, after that year’s nominations were made public in which all candidates were white, representation quarterback April Reign was the first to tweet #OscarsSoWhite. The hashtag began to spread online and sparked ongoing campaigns to attract filmmakers and performers from a wide range of backgrounds.

Numbers

A 2012 Los Angeles Times poll found that almost 94 percent of voters who voted for the Oscars that year were Caucasian and 77 percent were men. Black voters made up about 2% of the Academy, while Hispanics made up less than 2%. Since then, the Academy has made some changes to its voting members. This was evident in the awards for Daniel Kaluuy (Moonlight) in 2017 and Will Smith in 2022.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Slate