Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Academy Award nominations Monday. "Congratulations to those men," said presenter and actor Issa Rae pointedly after the announcement of nominees for best director. Denied were filmmakers like Greta Gerwig, director of Little Women, which was nominated for best picture and other awards. Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, highly praised by critics, received no nominations. Continuing another troubling trend was #OscarsSoWhite. Among acting nominations, Cynthia Erivo of Harriet was the only person of color out of 20 actors honored. Awkwafina, who won a Golden Globe award for her lead performance in The Farewell, was denied a chance at an Oscar. Other well-known stars like Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Robert De Niro were also overlooked.
Title: Women Directors Shut Out of Oscar Nominations
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/3847/men.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Women Directors Shut Out of Oscar Nominations' data-article-id='4388'><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='9396'>Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Academy Award nominations Monday.</span> <span data-start-time='9396' data-end-time='21625'>"Congratulations to those men," said presenter and actor Issa Rae pointedly after the announcement of nominees for best director.</span> <span data-start-time='21625' data-end-time='32875'>Denied were filmmakers like Greta Gerwig, director of Little Women, which was nominated for best picture and other awards.</span> <span data-start-time='32875' data-end-time='41083'>Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, highly praised by critics, received no nominations.</span> <span data-start-time='41083' data-end-time='48271'>Continuing another troubling trend was #OscarsSoWhite.</span> <span data-start-time='48271' data-end-time='58729'>Among acting nominations, Cynthia Erivo of Harriet was the only person of color out of 20 actors honored.</span> <span data-start-time='58729' data-end-time='69125'>Awkwafina, who won a Golden Globe award for her lead performance in The Farewell, was denied a chance at an Oscar.</span> <span data-start-time='69125' data-end-time='77938'>Other well-known stars like Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Robert De Niro were also overlooked.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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talent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/fail_to_acknowledge.wav'><span>fail to acknowledge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/person_of_color.wav'><span>person of color</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/make_a_film.wav'><span>make a film</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14242 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/what_nominations_were_announced.wav'>What nominations were announced?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Academy Awards'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/best_director.wav'><span>Best Director</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/academy_awards.wav'><span>Academy Awards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/hall_of_fame.wav'><span>Hall of Fame</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/golden_globe.wav'><span>Golden Globe</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14243 data-hint-location='32875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/the_farewell_received__blank_.wav'>The Farewell received <span class='blank'>no nominations</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='no nominations'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/more_praise.wav'><span>more praise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/many_suggestions.wav'><span>many suggestions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/no_nominations.wav'><span>no nominations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3847/a_troubling_trend.wav'><span>a troubling trend</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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