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Alicia Vikander, Brie Larson, Chris Rock, Concussion, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Jone, Oscars 2016, Room, Sam Smith, Stacey Dash, The Danish Girl, The Revenant, Tracy Morgan, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Smith
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The 88th Annual Academy Awards plunged right into the reverie of #OscarsSoWhite and host Chris Rock returned amid the controversy to ensure that the much-hyped ceremony would be #SoBlack that the mostly white audience would be fumbling in the dark for the light switch.

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#OscarsSoWhite, Beasts of No Nation, Chi-Raq, Chris Rock, Concussion, Creed, Def Jam, Dope, Jada Pinkett Smith, Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Straight Outta Compton, Will Smith
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For better or worse – #OscarsSoWhite has become the anthem for this year’s awards season due to the realization that just like the year before – the pool of nominees in the major categories are all white – except for a handful of talent.
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Will Smith is finally ready to fess up about what caused him to turn down the role he was offered in director Quentin Tarantino’s controversial film Django Unchained.
During The Hollywood Reporter’s Roundtable session, Smith who is garnering Oscar buzz for his performance in Concussion, opened up about the fact that when it came to the creative direction of the character he was to portray – he and Tarantino didn’t share the same vision.
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