The 87th annual Oscar nominations were announced early Thursday morning.
Take a look at the light-skinned faces of this year's Best Actress nominees:
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Now look at the Best Actor nominees:
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And the Best Director noms:
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And it doesn't stop there. The Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories both look like the same 50 shades of white:
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On Twitter, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite quickly blew up with people making "yo mama"-like jokes:
#OscarsSoWhite the show's dinner will be pumpkin flavored everything.
- Wynn (@wynnhsb) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite because 12 years a slave winning last year satiated our white guilt for at least 5 years.
- Jordan Lange (@Jalangaloze) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite Tiger Woods just tried to have an affair with them
- Nate the Sports Guy (@HumbleSportsGuy) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite They nominated Repealing Obamacare
- anibundel (@anibundel) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite its best friend is black
- based kortney ? (@fakerapper) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite Paula Deen will be the official Chef at the next Oscar Ceremony
- Rita A (@ritaag) January 15, 2015
#OscarsSoWhite it has no idea why this hashtag is necessary.
- April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015
All this fuss about no black nominees on #Oscars2015 but what about the yellow people? #OscarsSoWhite #OscarSnubs pic.twitter.com/1jaBuGVO4T
- Burt Macklin (@Takingbackcider) January 15, 2015
Apparently there was not a single good performance by a person of color this year #OscarsSoWhite
- Manvir Singh (@manwizzle) January 15, 2015
A few pointed out that Academy President, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who announced the noms, is actually black:
#OscarsSoWhite but they're not #racist because their president is black.
- Reed Adair Bobroff (@Bobroffing) January 15, 2015
Isaacs was forced to respond to the nominations' lack of diversity shortly after they were announced.
When Vulture asked Isaacs whether the organization has a problem with recognizing diversity, she replied, "Not at all. Not at all."
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Many expected "Selma" director, Ava DuVernay, would make history this year as the first black woman nominated for Best Director. She was snubbed. The film did earn a Best Picture nomination, but "Selma" breakout star David Oyelowo also failed to receive a Best Actor nod.
Vulture asked Isaacs about the seeming "Selma" snub:
"Well, it's a terrific motion picture, and that we can never and should not take away from it, the fact that it is a terrific motion picture," she said. "There are a lot of terrific motion pictures, it's a very competitive time, and there's a lot of great work that has been done. I am very happy that Selma is included in our eight terrific motion-picture [nominations]."
There's clearly a diversity and gender divide within the Academy. According to one report, Oscar voters are nearly 94% Caucasian and 77% male.
Media Diversified posted this graphic showing even more scary stats:
#Oscarssowhite they can't see a problem in this - The diversity gap in the Academy Awards #Oscars2015 #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/UOZLOM9Mnl"
- Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) January 15, 2015