Date 23/01/2016 - News People
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its 2016 Oscar nominees, only white actors and actresses were among the chosen few in the top four categories -- for the second year in a row -- resulting in the resurgence of the social media hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and a bevy of concerns about diversity in Hollywood. Charlotte Rampling, Oscar nominated for her lead role in "45 Years," has taken an opinion contrary to most actors so far: The current uproar is, she said Friday, "racist to whites." Others called her an "idiot," an "old white lady," "ignorant," "racist" and "the definition of an old school FOOL."