The nominations for the year’s Academy Awards have been announced. “The Revenant” led the way, with 12 Oscar nominations. The film is an 1820s-era drama about a man trying to survive in the wild after a bear attack. The Revenant will compete with "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Brooklyn," "The Martian," "Room" and "Spotlight" for best picture. On social media, talk was about the lack of diversity among the nominees -- for the second straight year. All of the actors and actresses nominated where white. On Twitter, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite reappeared. The hashtag first appeared last year, when nominees were also said to lack diversity. Will Smith, who stars in football drama "Concussion," and Idris Elba from "Beasts of No Nation" were among the black actors who were not nominated. Both films had received positive reviews. Reginald Hudlin, who will produce the Oscars ceremony on February 28, said ignoring black actors is “tragic.
Title: Oscars Nominations Announced
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/oscar_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Oscars Nominations Announced' data-article-id='1160'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5229'>The nominations for the year’s Academy Awards have been announced.</span> <span data-start-time='5229' data-end-time='10854'>“The Revenant” led the way, with 12 Oscar nominations.</span> <span data-start-time='10854' data-end-time='20375'>The film is an 1820s-era drama about a man trying to survive in the wild after a bear attack.</span> <span data-start-time='20375' data-end-time='34563'>The Revenant will compete with "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Brooklyn," "The Martian," "Room" and "Spotlight" for best picture.</span> <span data-start-time='34563' data-end-time='43229'>On social media, talk was about the lack of diversity among the nominees -- for the second straight year. </span> <span data-start-time='43229' data-end-time='47792'>All of the actors and actresses nominated where white. </span> <span data-start-time='47792' data-end-time='52375'>On Twitter, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite reappeared.</span> <span data-start-time='52375' data-end-time='59417'>The hashtag first appeared last year, when nominees were also said to lack diversity.</span> <span data-start-time='59417' data-end-time='71125'>Will Smith, who stars in football drama "Concussion," and Idris Elba from "Beasts of No Nation" were among the black actors who were not nominated. </span> <span data-start-time='71125' data-end-time='75083'>Both films had received positive reviews.</span> <span data-start-time='75083' data-end-time='84625'>Reginald Hudlin, who will produce the Oscars ceremony on February 28, said ignoring black actors is “tragic.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/oscars_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5056 data-hint-location='52375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/what_does_diversity_mean.m4a'>What does diversity mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='having people who are different races and cultures in a group'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/a_period_of_time.m4a'><span>a period of time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/having_people_who_are_different_races_and_cultures_in_a_group.m4a'><span>having people who are different races and cultures in a group</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/761/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div></div></div><div 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