yourmediaisproblematic:

after making a post about with statistics about black oscar nominees/winners, i was asked to do it for other PoC so here you go, a compilation post  

since the academy awards began in 1929:  

a black man has been nominated for best leading actor 20 times 

• out of these 20 nominations, there are only 13 different black men who have been nominated  
• only twice were more than one black actor nominated in the same year 
• out of these 20 nominations, only four won (not including Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is nominated this year and will hopefully win) 
• out of these 20 nominations, 16 were for roles that had to be played by black men (i.e. they were based on real people or the storyline called for it) 
• Out of the mere 4 roles in which the actor being black was not specifically required, only 2 roles could really have realistically been played by an actor of another racewithout it being awkward/unrealistic/changing the story (Denzel Washington in Flight, and Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption) 

a black woman has been nominated for the academy award for best leading actress 10 times 

• only once was more than one black actress nominated in the same year 
• out of these 10 nominations, only one won 
• every single role required a black actress 

an asian man has been nominated for best leading actor 3 times 

• out of those three nominations, two won 
• only two different asian men have been nominated
• out of those three nominations, all three had to be played by asian men 
• there have never been more than one asian man nominated in the same year 
• the last time an asian man was nominated for best leading actor was 11 years ago 

an asian woman has been nominated for best leading actress 1 time 

•  no asian woman has ever won the oscar for best leading actress 
• the role did not require an asian actress 
• the last time an asian woman was nominated for best leading actress was 79 years ago

a latino or hispanic man (including those born in and outside the US) has been nominated for best leading actor 10 times 

• of those 10 nominations, only 1 won 
• of those 10 nominations, only 6 different men were nominated 
• of those 10 nominations, 4 had to be played by hispanic/latino men
• at least half of the men nominated have been white-passing (this is not just an opinion: they played specifically white characters such as italians and greeks) 

a latina or hispanic woman (including those born in and outside the US) has been nominated for best leading actress 4 times 

• no hispanic or latina actress has ever won the oscar for best actress 
• every role nominated required a hispanic or latina actress 

do you see the problems here?

1. ridiculously low number of PoC nominees, and even lower number of PoC winners  
2. lack of opportunities presented to PoC actors: the roles that do not specify a race are overwhelmingly given to white actors, leaving only the PoC-specific roles for PoC actors 
3. the number of movies starring PoC people or with the cast being a majority PoC, but not about their race, is stunningly low