By Lori Vernon
THE AWARDS SEASON
Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool
T
he culmination of the 2016 Awards season takes place on February 28th with
the presentation of the 88th Annual
Academy Awards. The Oscars have not been
without their controversies over the years,
but this year has been particularly volatile
with the obvious lack of diversity among
nominees sparking a public backlash, including a call for boycotts from several high profile celebrities. For the second year in a row,
all of the nominees in the acting categories
are white. It’s not much better for women
either. There are no females nominated in the
directing category. Of the 17 writing nomi-
nees, only four are women; none are minorities. Everyone seems to have an opinion
about the fact that minorities and women are
not equally represented by the Academy’s
membership.
In response to the