https://staging2.theplaylist.net/i-am-an-academy-member-and-it-doesnt-reflect-me-david-oyelowo-calls-out-oscars-for-lack-of-diversity-20160119/ Fri, 13 May 2016 08:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/i-am-an-academy-member-and-it-doesnt-reflect-me-david-oyelowo-calls-out-oscars-for-lack-of-diversity-20160119/#comment-40351 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:19:31 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2016/more/uncategorized/i-am-an-academy-member-and-it-doesnt-reflect-me-david-oyelowo-calls-out-oscars-for-lack-of-diversity-90105/#comment-40351 I would love to know who/what he voted for.

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]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/i-am-an-academy-member-and-it-doesnt-reflect-me-david-oyelowo-calls-out-oscars-for-lack-of-diversity-20160119/#comment-40355 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:19:31 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2016/more/uncategorized/i-am-an-academy-member-and-it-doesnt-reflect-me-david-oyelowo-calls-out-oscars-for-lack-of-diversity-90105/#comment-40355 Right on, Mr. Oyelowo. While I believe in the basis of nomination on merit alone, there were more then enough merited people in minority groups this year that should/could have been nominated and were overlooked/discounted/disregarded.

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