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Celeb News: JLaw,Cate Blanchett & Others Cover Hollywood Reporter
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I mean, if you look at the T10 contenders in both categories, they're all white...
Anyway, as an East Asian, I'm used to 80+ years of zero representation in the lead categories ever, so.
The Actors roundtable apparently has 3 black men though - I presume Will Smith, Samuel Jackson, and Idris Elba.
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
I mean, if you look at the T10 contenders in both categories, they're all white...
Anyway, as an East Asian, I'm used to 80+ years of zero representation in the lead categories ever, so.
The Actors roundtable apparently has 3 black men though - I presume Will Smith, Samuel Jackson, and Idris Elba.
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I think the actors round table would be Will Smith, Sam Jackson, Idris Elba, Michael Keaton, Michael Fassbender, Eddie Redmayne & Johnny Depp
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If there are no WOC in the Oscar running, then why expect them to be in the roundtable that is exclusive for those who are contenders? On the other hand, I'm not exactly sure why Will Smith and Samuel L Jackson are doing in the male roundtable then. They haven't put out anything Oscar worthy this year. So maybe they could have gave us one black actress so she could speak on the black woman's experience in Hollywood.
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Concussion
& The Hateful Eight, sis.
If you haven't watched them or even know about their existence, it's not their fault.
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queens
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I love them all. What a great cover. Charlotte
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What kind of epic lineup
Can't wait to watch the Roundtable
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Mirren
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It's not THR fault that no POC women are stand outs this year. Blame the industry. This is about Oscar contenders.
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Cate is such a queen it hurts.
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Kate
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Originally posted by Achilles.
I see three, maybe four, "greats" here.
THR is getting dragged to hell on twitter for only having white women involved in this, too. Rightfully so.
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Originally posted by konaa
White, white, and white. Yawn.
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Point One: Fonda, Mirren, Rampling - and, let's be honest, the two C/Kates. Five! And then three of the most respected actresses of the two newest generations (80-89, 90-99).
Point Two: Sadly, there are NO performances with buzz for any woman of color this year. Last year there was only one actress (Gugu!). Hopefully, the halcyon days of 2013 can return in 2016!
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Originally posted by StephenNYMonster
If there are no WOC in the Oscar running, then why expect them to be in the roundtable that is exclusive for those who are contenders? On the other hand, I'm not exactly sure why Will Smith and Samuel L Jackson are doing in the male roundtable then. They haven't put out anything Oscar worthy this year. So maybe they could have gave us one black actress so she could speak on the black woman's experience in Hollywood.
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Will will be getting a BIG push for Concussion - if it's a hit on the level of The Blind Side, he may well win. (Lead Actor is that WEAK this year.)
Same with SLJ and The Hateful Eight - he's the only cast member being pushed lead, and Harvey definitely got him his slot at the roundtable.
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Originally posted by Ace Reject
Will will be getting a BIG push for Concussion - if it's a hit on the level of The Blind Side, he may well win. (Lead Actor is that WEAK this year.)
Same with SLJ and The Hateful Eight - he's the only cast member being pushed lead, and Harvey definitely got him his slot at the roundtable.
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Sadly TH8 is kinda getting a tepid response in the early screenings. People are saying that its not that great and that it is way too long. they are praising the production values and cinematography though. im more interested to hear about JJL, but SLJ will not get in in lead. Honestly, lead is probably gonna be Depp, Fassy, Leo, Eddie & either damon/caine/will smith. Since im from Philly I would surely love to see Will in there.
although part of me wants Michael Caine in because it would be a 49 year gap (record) between nominations, Hepburn holds the record at 48, and he would be the first person to be nominated in 6 consecutive decades, 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s 10s
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Originally posted by Achilles.
I see three, maybe four, "greats" here.
THR is getting dragged to hell on twitter for only having white women involved in this, too. Rightfully so.
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I don't see any gay women either, is twitter mad about that? What about latina women, transgender women, asian women? Twitter always discriminating
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But YASSSS to Cate, Kate, and Fonda.
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Hew are these irrelevants?
Gimme:
Meryl Streep
Angelina Jolie
Sandra Bullock
Jennifer Lawrence
Scarlett Johansson
Emma Stone
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Originally posted by Dingdong123
Hew are these irrelevants?
Gimme:
Meryl Streep
Angelina Jolie
Sandra Bullock
Jennifer Lawrence
Scarlett Johansson
Emma Stone
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Girl, bye. Irrelevants....they have 7 oscars among them and 27 nominations, as well as Emmys, Grammys and Tonys.....
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