Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner wait for the start of the State of The Union address by President Barack Obama on January 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Pool/TNS)Last week people across the country anxiously awaited the Academy Award nominations to be announced. In the four days after the Golden Globes, many were confident in their predictions for the Oscars lineup.
And then they weren’t.
The Oscars are making history this year for its predominantly white, male nominees and for its snub of “Selma” in particular.
So who even gets to decide which films and actors are nominated for Academy Awards?
The Academy, of course.
The Academy is short for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a group of 6,404 invitation-only members who vote by secret ballot to determine the nominees and winners each year. A little more than 20 percent of members are actors themselves.
Many have condemned the Academy’s judgment in recent years, holding that the process has become too political and the films that deserve to win aren’t winning.
Some claim this is due to the Academy being predominantly older, white and male.
Hey Speaker Boehner, anything about that sound familiar to you?
Representative John Boehner made news at the beginning of the year when 25 far-right Republicans did not vote to re-elect him as Speaker of the House for his third term.
So essentially, he got snubbed by a group of old white males.
With 216 out of 408 votes, Boehner still won though. The 25 Republicans who voted against him weren’t trying to ruin the party so much as they were trying to make a statement against Boehner’s apathy towards Obama’s immigration plan.
Come on, Republicans. Don't make Boehner cry again.
As for the Academy Awards, maybe next year they'll decide to remember it's the 21st century and embrace a little diversity
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