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Oscars timetable for 2017 revealed
After OscarsSoWhite trended in 2016 the Academy invites more than 600 artists to join the body most of them women or people of color
George Takei, Ang Lee protest 'racist' Oscar jokes
25 Academy members of Asian descent complain about the racist jokes by Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen at the 2016 Oscars
Jeremy Lin hits out at Oscars Asian 'joke'
NBA star Jeremy Lin is unimpressed with Chris Rock s Oscar joke involving 3 Asian children
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What surprises are in store for Oscars 2016?
The Revenant is the overall frontrunner with 12 nominations but the competition with its formidable rivals is tough
Stage set for Oscars night tainted by race issue
The Oscars awards night risks being engulfed by criticism over its overwhelming bias toward white nominees – even sparking a social media campaign under the hashtag OscarsSoWhite
Damning diversity report uncovers 'whitewashed' Hollywood
Our findings show that an epidemic of invisibility runs throughout popular storytelling the report says
Barack Obama weighs in on Oscars controversy
I think the Oscar debate is really just an expression of this broader issue Are we making sure that everybody is getting a fair shot? asks the US president
Ian McKellen says Oscars diversity row 'legitimate'
Ian McKellen who is gay says that he sympathizes with people who who feel under represented in the industry
Academy vows to double women, minority members by 2020
The Academy wants to double the number of women and minority members by 2020
Will Smith confirms Oscars no-show over lack of diversity
Like his wife Jada Pinkett Smith Will is not attending the 2016 Oscars to protest the absence of minorities in the acting nominees
Spike Lee says not calling for Oscars boycott
Spike Lee s comment comes after him saying that the Oscars actors nominations are lily white for the second year in a row
George Clooney says Oscars moving backwards on diversity
George says beyond nominating actors of color filmmakers need to provide better roles and opportunities for black actors
Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith to boycott Oscars over all-white nominees
UPDATED For the second year in a row all the nominees in the actor categories are white
Outrage as black actors absent from Oscars lineup
Actions need to be taken to make sure the industry as a whole is more inclusive says Cheryl Boone Isaacs president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
