Oscars 2016 nominations prompt concerns about snubs, white-washing

Oscars 2016 nominations prompt concerns about snubs, white-washing

CBC News | Posted: January 14, 2016 3:40 PM | Last Updated: January 14, 2016

From jabs at The Revenant to concerns about diversity, social media had a lot to say

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Caption: Leonardo DiCaprio won a Golden Globe for The Revenant, but will he win an Academy Award? Fans on Twitter hope so. (Zulekha Nathoo/CBC)

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With The Revenant getting 12 Academy Award nods, The Martian director Ridley Scott and the film Carol both snubbed, and a lack of diversity nominees, Twitter had a lot to talk about when it came to the 2016 Oscar nominations, announced Thursday morning.

Pack leader The Revenant prompted plenty of jokes.

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Despite being nominated six times, The Revenant star Leonardo DiCaprio has yet to win an Oscar.

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Fans were outraged that Carol, a film about a love affair between two women in 1950s New York, didn't receive a nod for best picture or best director.

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Another perceived snub was The Martian director Ridley Scott's lack of nomination.

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Racial diversity among the nominees was another hot topic.

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