Posted on 02/28/2016 3:47:50 PM PST by armydawg505
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood is bracing for an Academy Awards that more than any in recent memory, has the feel of a high-stakes showdown.
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After a second straight year of all-white acting nominees prompted industry-wide scrutiny, viewers and stars alike are hanging on the opening words of host Chris Rock. The Dolby Theatre ceremony, heavily guarded by security, stands at the center of a swirling storm over diversity in the movies and at the Oscars, with protests planned near the red carpet and some viewers organizing a boycott of the broadcast.
The Academy Awards, normally decorous and predictable, are this year charged with enough politics and uncertainty to rival an election debate. Arrivals for the 88th annual Academy Awards are expected to begin as early as 5 p.m. EST, with the ceremony kicking off at 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC.
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Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people/sarc, no really!!!
“There IS one glaring diversity problem and this is in home alarm commercials where we NEVER see an African American breaking into a home, “
Indeed, in those commercials we see a burly, but well dressed black man standing in the yard guarding the house
Well if we are going to run the numbers, Hong Kong films and Bollywood productions should be getting at least 2 of the 5 “Best foreign language” nods every year..
Not if they want to get ahead in Hollywood. The casting couch beds both men and women these days.
Who in the heck is this Oscar guy?
The "gift bags" they receive can run higher than my annual take home pay.
Maybe they should start protesting on behalf of "fair trade" tech work.
With all of the flatulence that is going to come out of that joint tonight, there is going to be an ozone hole bigger than the gun free zone of Australia hovering over California in the morning. I’ll be sticking with TWD and TTD. Can’t go wrong.
Can someone inform me why anyone watches this crap? A bunch of smug, Communist morons making uninformed political speeches & patting themselves on the back.
I’ve been boycotting this farce my entire life. Don’t see a reason to stop now.
The value of any group or organization to society is inversely proportional to the number of awards it gives itself.
Fixed it.
Yep, similar to the Allstate commercials where the strong black man is everything good and the disaster white guy is everything bad.
Even then they'll turn on each other, fighting for supremacy.
The Allstate commercial besmirches Jimmy his little upbeat son and grandma too. A shame. But, You’re covered, black guy Kevin go to the head of the class and give yosef that oscaaaaa.
I have zero use for Oscar or similar awards. Just a bunch of lefties trying to out left the other.
One of the more disgusting scenes at a different award was Sandra Bullock doing a lesbo tonsil lick on another woman.
I quit watching that bitches movies right after.
Oh, whatever shall I do if there are problems at the all important Oscars show? Oh, yeah, that’s right, I don’t care.
Biden’s security at this self-absorbed gathering?
How much are the tax-payers being charged for this horse shit?
Case in point: No screaming about the lack of diversity in the NBA or NFL.
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