[Cali Panthers Fan]

It's a fabricated controversy. Last year 12 Years A Slave won best supporting actress, best adapted screenplay, and best friggin picture. Just because someone makes a good biopic about MLK does not mean it needs to automatically win a bunch of awards. There are many good films this year, and best actor was an especially stacked category this year. Just wasn't room for David Oyelowo this particular year. It doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. You might make the argument that he could be in there ahead of Bradley Cooper, or even Steve Carell, but I think all the nominees were worthy.

Since 2001, 3 African-American actors have won best actor: Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, and Forrest Whittaker. Through those years there have been several years with multiple African-American nominees.

Of late, there have been fewer African-American best supporting actor nominees, but that probably speaks to there being more leading roles available.

Halle Berry won best actress in 2001 as well. Granted, there have been fewer female African-American nominees, but that probably speaks to the lack of quality roles for women, and especially minority women, in the film industry.

Since 2006 there have been 4 African-American winners in the best supporting actress category. There has also been an African-American nominee in almost every single year since 2000.

If the Academy is racist, or non-inclusive, they sure haven't shown it in the last 10-15 years.