“Oscars have always welcomed awards from people of color and even entertained audiences, but it is rare for us to be recognized for our artistic achievements. Should people of color work together and not attend the party?”

This is the public remarks made by Will Smith's wife Jada Smith after the latest Oscar list was released.

Not only her, many well-known black actors have pointed their finger at this Oscar.

"I'm very disappointed that this year's nomination lacks diversity, which reminds me of the unconscious prejudice in society and the prestige that our culture deserves. Oscars should not be just an artistic benchmark in modern society, but also reflect the diversity of the best art. I support colleagues who call for change and fulfill their promises."

Black people and Oscars instantly became hot topics in society.

Perhaps it was the change brought by Duke. This year's Oscar nomination list is somewhat different from the past Oscar nomination. Perhaps some movie fans still remember the news that the Oscar nomination caused "racial discrimination". At that time, because no black star was shortlisted in major performance awards, black actors were very resentful for a while.

After this Oscar nomination was released last Thursday, black stars were ignored again, and this result caused an uproar.

For two consecutive years, the Oscar-nominated four categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were awarded in four categories. All two actors were white. In the slogan of "racial discrimination", such choices made some people feel resentful, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Even many black actors have publicly stated that they will boycott the Oscars.

Some Hollywood speculators also jumped out, such as political activists like George Clooney.

"Recalling a year ago, the performance of the Oscars was more commendable. How many African Americans were nominated at that time? I don't think it's a question of who to choose. What's important is how many minority actors are available in the movie, especially among the quality works."

Yes, nominating black people seems to be a kind of political correctness. Because of this political correctness, the Academy has given birth to the Oscar winners and actresses such as Harry Berry.

Although the College Chairman Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement on the lack of diversity in this year’s nominations, “I want to acknowledge the outstanding performance of the nominees this year, and while celebrating their extraordinary achievements, I am also sad and frustrated by the lack of inclusion. It is a difficult and important conversation and it is time for a big change. The College is taking major steps to change the composition of our members. In the coming days and weeks, we will review membership qualifications to make the Academy more diverse next year.”

But more people disagree.

Jenny Hubert, who is also a black actor, criticized Jada Smith in an interview. "There are so many things in the world that you don't realize. Some people are struggling on the brink of death, some are hungry, and some are in debt. What you care about is the Oscars and a few little golden men. This is not that important, and why do you stand up and call for boycotting the Oscars? It's really fair? It's not because Will Smith is nominated for the nomination!"

Whoopi Goldberg, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, criticized the boycott of the Oscars in a talk show, "Do you want to boycott the Oscars? Don't watch movies that you don't mean, that's the real boycott. There are such controversies every year, which really annoys me."

It seems natural that black actors did not receive an Oscar nomination, but it seems that they should have received the nomination for granted. Many people are very disgusted with this for granted.

"Why separate people? Black actors are required to be nominated for Oscar regardless of their role or performance..." British actress Charlotte Ramplin said in an interview with a radio station. "This is simply racist discrimination imposed on white actors!"

Racial discrimination is an extremely sensitive topic throughout the United States. Since Harry Berry pioneered the first black actress, black actors have been nominated and Little Golden Man. After more than ten years of development, these people inevitably have a strange mentality. Whether it is qualified or not, it is natural for us to win the Oscar nomination, and it is definitely racial discrimination if we don’t get it.

This kind of psychology has become very obvious among some black groups in Hollywood.

Clint Eastwood, who was in his 80s, couldn't help but mocked these people for having a glass heart: "I guess many people are crying!"

With Duke's current status, he will naturally be asked this question by reporters who pursue him.

Although no one has ever reported it publicly, it is not difficult for Hollywood to see that Duke does not like to use black actors. In all the films he produced. Except for Will Smith becoming one of the leading actors in the group drama "Independence Day", no black actor can become the protagonist. Even in many films, there are Asians, Latinos, and Slavics, there is no black man.

However, to this day, no mainstream media has reported or criticized Duke, because in the eyes of mainstream media, this is natural.

"I don't know about the Oscars. I only know that there are thousands of people in the Film Academy, and most of them have not been nominated for the Oscar."

Duke expressed his point directly when facing the reporter's microphone, but he also knew very well how to say something so that he could not pick up the sting. "I voted for several black actors, and I regret that they were not nominated. But if I say that we are racists because of this, I feel very offended."

In some ways, Oscars are like parents and underage children to actors, and many of the problems they have been spoiled before.

Sometimes people are too inferior to themselves and feel that they look down on themselves in everything they do.

Of course, Duke would not say that.

"Personally, performance results should be the only criterion for Oscar selection. Actors must have a good performance in the work, rather than being treated more favorably just because they are black people, otherwise that would not be fair to everyone."

Speaking of this, Duke turned to joke with himself and Leonardo, "I think "Avengers" should be nominated for me for a best director, but the fact is the opposite. However, it is also beneficial to not be nominated. I don't have to go all the way. You know it's very tiring to sit on the spot, and you have to applaud with Leonardo."

The biggest change in this Oscars is here. Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Actor nomination for "The Great Gatsby". The one he beat was Denzel Washington, a black actor who was previously thought to be likely to be nominated.

In fact, articles that have been building momentum for Leonardo can be seen in influential media such as Vanity Fair and Hollywood Reporter.

For example, after Duke was interviewed and watched "The Hollywood Reporter" during the filming break, there was a slightly exaggerated comment on it. If Leonardo still couldn't win the Little Golden Man, all Hollywood would go crazy!

Actors, stars, producers, environmentalists, social activists...Leonardo DiCaprio has long been a winner in life, but there is still a missing Oscar-like little golden man on his list.

This year's Oscar is the fourth time Leonardo won the Best Actor Award nominated for the award. He missed the award three times before, so that every time the media reported the Oscar, he would say, "Why can't Leonardo win the Oscar?"

Leonardo himself said in an interview after being nominated for the Oscar this year that winning or not is completely out of his own control: "This is not your purpose in filming. You love making movies. Looking back on your life in the future, you will be proud of a large number of works. And being recognized by your peers is like a cherry on a cake. I have done everything I should do. As for whether it is worth watching, whether it is worth discussing or commending, it depends on you."

Look, he is very sober and calm.

Many celebrity actors have headaches of privacy violations caused by reputation, but Leonardo thought it very clearly: "If I were to leave the actor industry, I would have stopped doing it long ago. I like to make movies and I feel very lucky, so I am willing to sacrifice a lot of my private life for it because it is definitely worth it. I don't want to complain about the trouble of becoming famous because I have the freedom to stop as I want."

"How far is he from the Little Golden Man this time?"

This is the last sentence of the comment, but only senior people in the industry know how far it is.

The relationship between Duke and Leonardo has always been good. Every awards ceremony season in which Little Lee participates are determined Leonardo DiCaprio supporters. This time, of course, is no exception. In the previous contact with Leonardo, he also knows his latest updates.

Looking at Leonardo's achievements in this awards season, since the end of last year, he has won the Best Actor Award in the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, the Boston Film Critics Association Award, the Washington Film Critics Association Award, the American Critics Selection Film Award, the Golden Globe Award Drama category and other awards.

The most he won was the Film Critics Award.

If placed twenty years ago, these awards mean that Leonardo is most likely to win the Oscar.

However, the decline of film critics is not just about saying it, but also happens in the summer season. In this era when everyone is a film critic, professional film critics who are not members of the college have also reduced their influence on the Oscars.

Leonardo is very far away from Little Golden this time!

His biggest competitor is Daniel Day Lewis, who starred in "The Legend of Lincoln". The other party is not only a Jewish person, but also the kind of actor he likes the academy, and he has never appeared in a commercial movie...

Most importantly, Leonardo has lost to Daniel Day Lewis at the Actors Union Awards.

In addition to giving himself and trying to get the votes from the academy members in the team to Leonardo, the biggest preparation work Duke did is to comfort or tease him after he waited for Leonardo to run away again. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!