Looking at the Oscar nominations is kind of depressing, mostly because Hollywood keeps rewarding the same boring, terrible people. ScarJo nominated TWICE, but you can't find room for Lupita Nyong'o for US?

Tarantino gets the nod, but nothing for The Farewell?

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In a year that saw a leap in the number of diverse, challenging films of quality, the fact that the nominees keep spotlighting "old Hollywood" is incredibly disappointing. In an era of increasing homogenization in media, the Academy could have been the champion of the new.

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