Actress Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced that she will be boycotting this year's Academy Awards ceremony. She, along with Spike Lee say that they are fed up with the Hollywood's failure to recognize the contributions of black actors. They are calling for other black actors to follow suit and sit out this year's ceremony. This is nothing new for Spike, he has long been very vocal about this issue. As for Jada, perhaps she decided that she too has had enough, especially after husband, Will Smith, was not nominated for an Oscar for his turn in the movie Concussion. Will Smith, in years past was a major box office draw. He's very likeable. But let's face it, he's not a great actor. I was looking at his filmography, and there have only been a couple of times that he could have seriously been considered for an Oscar. One was for his performance in Six Degrees of Separation and the other was for The Pursuit of Happyness. He was very good in both.
Welcome to Deborah's World. This blog is where I share things that I find interesting. And that includes lots of things like news, music, science, entertainment...and so much more. Sometimes my interest is piqued by things that I don't necessarily like, or even find annoying. But if it grabs my attention, I'll write about it. So welcome to my world. Have fun!
Showing posts with label boycott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boycott. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)