Nyong’o says Oscar selections disappointing
NEW YORK (AP) – Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o said she’s “disappointed” by “the lack of inclusion” in this year’s Oscar nominations.
In a statement posted Tuesday on Instagram, Nyong’o said she was joining in “calling for change in expanding the stories that are told and recognition of the people who tell them.” Following a second straight year of all-white acting nominees, lifetime achievement honoree Spike Lee said he won’t attend the Feb. 28 ceremony, and the Rev. Al Sharpton has called for a boycott of the awards.
Nyong’o said the Oscars should be “a diverse reflection of the best of what our art has to offer today.”
The 32-year-old, Kenya-raised actress won best supporting actress for her performance in “12 Years a Slave” in 2014.