Oscar Nominations Not Influenced By Diversity Row Feels Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer feels that the diversity controversy in Hollywood did not impact Academy Award nominations this year.
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Celebrated
Hollywood
star
and
Hidden
Figures
actress
Octavia
Spencer
states
that
she
does
not
think
the
last
year's
#OscarsSoWhite
controversy
was
the
reason
for
having
more
diversity
in
this
year's
Oscar
nominations.
The
Oscar-winning
actress
Octavia
Spencer
has
also
been
nominated
for
this
year's
Academy
Award
for
the
NASA
movie
titled
Hidden
Figures.
"When
you
know
how
movies
are
made,
the
explosion
of
films
with
people
of
colour
is
not
a
reaction
to
#OscarsSoWhite." Said
Spenser
in
a
statement.
"The
tide
has
changed,
but
we
still
have
ways
to
go,
because
they
still
aren't
inclined
to
greenlight
a
movie
that's
starring
a
person
of
colour,
without
a
long
list
of
white
box-office
people," Spencer
added
further.
The
actress
also
mentioned
that
the
term
'diversity
in
Hollywood'
must
not
be
used
only
to
denote
African-Americans
in
the
industry.
Rather
it
is
a
term
that
should
be
used
to
represent
people
from
"all
shapes
and
sizes,
varying
ages,
varying
backgrounds
and
socio-economic
levels,
varying
degrees
of
education,
impoverished
and
elite" Said
the
actress.
"Moonlight
is
one
of
the
few
stories
that
cover
what
it's
like
for
the
black,
gay
experience.
Lion,
that's
diverse,
that's
out
there
now.
There's
so
many
different
perspectives
and
interesting
stories
out
there."
Explained
Spencer.
"There
are
many,
many
meanings
of
diversity
to
me.
I
want
to
see
more
Latin
stories
told.
More
Asian
stories."
Spencer
stated
further.