White House adviser vows to employ his National Action Network to drive down 2016 viewing figures and reduce the US Academy’s advertising revenue The US civil rights activist Al Sharpton has backed calls for a boycott of the 2016 Oscars over the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ failure to nominate a single actor of colour for the moment year running.
Sharpton,a White House adviser to president Barack Obama, said Hollywood had “locked out” people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter he announced his National Action Network would “launch a serious campaign for people to tune out of the Oscars”. Related: Al Sharpton calls Hollywood 'fraudulent' after all-white Oscar nominations Related: Michael Moore to join Oscars 2016 boycott: 'A fish rots from the head down' I would like to express my gratitude to the Academy, or specifically Cheryl Boone Isaacs,(pt 1)for such a rapid/fast response in regard to the issue at hand. I look forward to the future. (pt 2) Related: George Clooney says the Oscars are moving backwards on diversity Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com