Close X
Thursday, October 3, 2024
ADVT 
National

Is Everybody Getting A Fair Shot, Obama Asks About Oscars

Darpan News Desk, 28 Jan, 2016 11:36 AM
  • Is Everybody Getting A Fair Shot, Obama Asks About Oscars
US President Barack Obama has joined the outrage over two straight years of all-white acting nominees for the Academy Awards. He says the Oscar debate is an expression of a broader issue.
 
“Are we making sure that everybody is getting a fair shot?” Obama posed to media persons here on Wednesday, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
 
Obama says the film industry should do what others should do as well: "Look for talent and provide opportunity to everybody."
 
The 88th Academy Awards will take place on February 28 here. Some are calling for boycotts because no acting nominees were black. 

MORE National ARTICLES

Inquest Into Deaths Of First Nations Youth To Get Underway In Thunder Bay

Inquest Into Deaths Of First Nations Youth To Get Underway In Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — An inquest is set to begin today into the deaths of seven First Nations youth in northern Ontario.

Inquest Into Deaths Of First Nations Youth To Get Underway In Thunder Bay

Case Of Man Charged In Killing Of Three Ex-girlfriends Due Back In Court

Case Of Man Charged In Killing Of Three Ex-girlfriends Due Back In Court
Basil Borutski faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of 36-year-old realtor Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam, 48, and Carol Culleton, 66.

Case Of Man Charged In Killing Of Three Ex-girlfriends Due Back In Court

Former Federal Politician, Accomplished Lawyer, Stewart Mcinnes, Dies At 78

Former Federal Politician, Accomplished Lawyer, Stewart Mcinnes, Dies At 78
Stewart McInnes, a highly regarded lawyer, arbitrator and federal politician who served in the cabinet of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, has died.

Former Federal Politician, Accomplished Lawyer, Stewart Mcinnes, Dies At 78

Family, Friends From Worlds Of Sports And Arts Honour Michael Burgess At Funeral

Family, Friends From Worlds Of Sports And Arts Honour Michael Burgess At Funeral
Family and hundreds of friends from the worlds of sport, the arts and media gathered on Monday to remember "Les Miserables" star Michael Burgess at a music-filled funeral service.

Family, Friends From Worlds Of Sports And Arts Honour Michael Burgess At Funeral

Isolated Reserve With No Clean Water To Make Case Before United Nations

Isolated Reserve With No Clean Water To Make Case Before United Nations
A reserve cut off from the mainland and under a boil-water advisory for almost two decades is taking its case to the United Nations.

Isolated Reserve With No Clean Water To Make Case Before United Nations

Vancouver Mayor Gets U.S. State Department Invite To Talk Climate Change Action

Gregor Robertson was invited to attend the Our Cities, Our Climate initiative in Washington, D.C., to help advise Kerry in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year.

Vancouver Mayor Gets U.S. State Department Invite To Talk Climate Change Action