#OscarsSoWhite: Black Actors Snubbed by the Oscars

Black talent that didn't get the recognition they deserved.

No Love - This year's Oscars are already being dubbed the "whitest" in nearly two decades. But this is nothing new. Last year, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral and expect that to happen again. Will Smith was snubbed for his critically acclaimed performance in Concussion and so was Idris Elba for his dynamic performance in Beasts of No Nation. This isn't the first time Black talent has been snubbed by the Academy. Here's a rundown of African-Americans overlooked by the Oscars. (Photos from left: Columbia Pictures Industries, Red Crown Productions / Participant Media / Come What May Productions / Mammoth Entertainment / New Balloon)
Ava DuVernay, Selma  - Last year, the Academy Awards famously ignored Ava DuVernay in the Best Director category for Selma. The film was one of the most-talked about movies of the year, critically and at the box office, yet got no love. How can you explain that? (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
David Oyelowo, Selma - Like his director DuVernay, David Oyelowo was also overlooked by the Academy Awards for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oyelowo's breakthrough performance has been universally praised by critics and fans, who also remark on his incredible transformation into the civil rights leader. But this talented Brit shouldn't worry — we're sure he will deliver plenty of Oscar-worthy performances in his career. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for W Magazine)Dorothy Dandridge in The King and I - The songbird was pursued for the role of Tuptim in this 1956 classic, but turned it down on the advice of Otto Preminger, her director from Carmen Jones, who dissuaded her from accepting a supporting role. Her biopic, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, also suggests she passed because the character was a slave.(Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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No Love - This year's Oscars are already being dubbed the "whitest" in nearly two decades. But this is nothing new. Last year, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral and expect that to happen again. Will Smith was snubbed for his critically acclaimed performance in Concussion and so was Idris Elba for his dynamic performance in Beasts of No Nation. This isn't the first time Black talent has been snubbed by the Academy. Here's a rundown of African-Americans overlooked by the Oscars. (Photos from left: Columbia Pictures Industries, Red Crown Productions / Participant Media / Come What May Productions / Mammoth Entertainment / New Balloon)

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