Saturday, July 4, 2026
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

Weekend Shopping Mall Killing Brings Vancouver's Murder Count To 13 For 2015

Weekend Shopping Mall Killing Brings Vancouver's Murder Count To 13 For 2015
Police say they responded shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday to multiple calls of shots fired in a mall parking lot (on King Edward Avenue near Oak Street).

Weekend Shopping Mall Killing Brings Vancouver's Murder Count To 13 For 2015

B.C. To Lead Country In Growth, But Job Creation Stuck In Second Gear

Premier Christy Clark's promises to transform British Columbia into Canada's top job-creating engine appears to be stuck in second gear, even as the provincial economy is predicted to surge.

B.C. To Lead Country In Growth, But Job Creation Stuck In Second Gear

Brother Of Murdered Woman Shocked After Vancouver Removes Memorials

Brother Of Murdered Woman Shocked After Vancouver Removes Memorials
Bronze plaques bearing the names of Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe and Marnie Frey were installed in a sidewalk in the city's Downtown Eastside in 2012.

Brother Of Murdered Woman Shocked After Vancouver Removes Memorials

Canadian Official For U.N. Watched Syrian Refugee Crisis 'Slow Burn' In Lebanon

Canadian Official For U.N. Watched Syrian Refugee Crisis 'Slow Burn' In Lebanon
When the daily queue of weary Syrians outside the United Nations refugee agency in Lebanon swelled to the thousands, Canadian Ninette Kelley realized the crisis could stretch endlessly. 

Canadian Official For U.N. Watched Syrian Refugee Crisis 'Slow Burn' In Lebanon

Stargazers In For Double Treat Tonight; Supermoon And Total Lunar Eclipse

Stargazers In For Double Treat Tonight; Supermoon And Total Lunar Eclipse
Weather permitting stargazers will get a rare two for one treat tonight — a total lunar eclipse combined with a so called supermoon.

Stargazers In For Double Treat Tonight; Supermoon And Total Lunar Eclipse

Quebec To Rename Sites Whose Official Names Contain Offensive N-Word

Quebec To Rename Sites Whose Official Names Contain Offensive N-Word
Eleven Quebec sites whose names contain words with pejorative or racist connotations will be renamed, a provincial commission announced Friday.

Quebec To Rename Sites Whose Official Names Contain Offensive N-Word