The Oscars Go to…(Almost) All White People

by Jorge Rivas on February 28 2011, 2:39PM

In the Academy Awards’ 83-year-history, only 1 percent of nominees have been Asian.

Topics: Oscars

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Six Documentaries Not on the Oscar List, but That Should Be on Yours

by Channing Kennedy on February 25 2011, 9:20AM

There are plenty of documentary films about people of color, but too few made by people of color get the Academy’s attention.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Oscars

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Is This the Beginning of the End for a Multiracial Oscars?

by Jorge Rivas on February 24 2011, 9:30AM

Industry watchers worry structural changes mean this year’s lily white Oscar list isn’t coincidental.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Oscars

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Get Ready For The Whitest Oscars In A Decade

by Jorge Rivas on January 25 2011, 3:16PM

What’s it gonna take to convince Hollywood’s power brokers that race does matter?

Topics: Arts & Culture, Oscars

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Oscars Snub ‘Waiting for Superman’

by Julianne Hing on January 25 2011, 2:05PM

Looks like Michelle Rhee can’t convince everyone that she’s got all the answers.

Topics: Oscars, Schools & Youth

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Last Airbender Whitewashes Its Way to Worst Film Awards

by Jamilah King on January 24 2011, 12:21PM

The summer blockbuster picks up nominations for this year’s biggest underachievers.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Oscars

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