Oscar presenter Chris Rock pokes fun at lack of nomination list diversityJanuary 16, 2016 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chris Rock couldn't help poking fun at the lack of diversity in the 88th annual Academy Awards' nomination list. While tweeting a promo video for Oscars on Friday, January 15, the veteran comedian who will serve as the host at the awards show called it "The White BET Awards," AceShowbiz said. The promo video showed Chris giving "top three reasons" why people should watch the Oscars on Sunday, February 28. Chris mentioned the three reasons including "presenter cleavage," people "who died this year" and his possible "curse." A caption for the video read, "The #Oscars. The White BET Awards." The caption was apparently more notable than the video as it sparked a lot of comments from Twitter users. User @TWILLER39 hilariously compared the awards to Donald Trump as saying, "The Oscars are the 'Donald Trump' of American awards....it's alotta talk going on there, and no Mexicans around!" Another user @LovelyWerk commented, "@chrisrock You would be the ONLY reason to watch, since you'll be the only black person there.#OscarsSoWhite." Chris' tweet came just a day after the Academy President, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, expressed her disappointment about the nomination list which snubbed black actors. "Of course I am disappointed," she told Deadline in a statement, "But it is not to take away the greatness (of the films nominated). This has been a great year in film, it really has across the board. You are never going to know what is going to appear on the sheet of paper until you see it. We have got to speed it up." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |