Academy President Says the Oscars Will Look Into Its Recruitment Practices
After expressing frustration over this year’s all white Oscar nominees, the Academy’s president Cheryl Boone Isaacs is making moves to try to diversify its membership.
David Oyelowo Calls Out Academy for Awarding Black Stereotypes
Oscars So White Update: In an interview at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, David Oyelowo said what a lot of critics have been saying for years about the Academy awarding black actors for playing stereotypical roles.
Brad Pitt Leads Singalong In How to Pronounce David Oyelowo's Name
Brad Pitt helped a bunch of festival goers in Palm Springs learn how to pronounce actor David Oyelowo's name this weekend, courtesy of a singalong.
David Oyelowo will star opposite Lupita Nyong'o in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 book Americanah, a story about a Nigerian couple's emigration to the U.S. and U.K. Oyelowo recently landed a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Ava Duvernay's Selma. Variety reports (h/t Time):
