Oscars 2016: White is the new white

All of our panellists agreed that #OscarsSoWhite is #SoRidiculous, but they had different suggestions on how to change Hollywood's diversity problem. 

Grace Lynn Kung thought moviegoers should take matters into their own hands, "Your money is your mouth... If you want to see change, then you gotta watch the stuff that you say that you believe in." 

86% are over the age of 50. So I guess if you're my dad, enjoy this year's crop of Oscar movies."- Gavin on Academy membership

But are we any better with diversity in Canada? Our panel, all performers, answered with a resounding "Hell no!"

Kris Siddiqi brought home how this issue effects moviegoers by speaking about his own son gravitating to the black hero in the new Star Wars, and how Kris himself felt a connection with Aladdin when he was a boy.

So how systemic is this diversity issue? Test your cynicism below with the questions we asked our panelists. 

QUESTION 1: In the 88 year history of the Oscars, black women have been nominated for the Best Actress award only 10 times. According to the New York Times, how many played characters who are homeless or are on the verge of living on the street?

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QUESTION 2: Best actor nominations have gone to black men only 20 times. Of those 20 performances, how many involved characters that were arrested or incarcerated?

QUESTION 3: There are 6,028 Academy members who get to vote for the winners. Of those 6,028 members, what percentage of the Academy is white?

Check out an in-depth look at these Oscar facts in this video  from The New York Times.