Local actors weigh in on the lack of diversity at the Oscars

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Local actors weigh in on the lack of diversity at the Oscars
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Oscars | This year only one person of colour, actress Cynthia Erivo, has been nominated in any of the Oscars' traditionally coveted major categories.

nly one person of colour, actress Cynthia Erivo, has been nominated in any of the Oscars' traditionally coveted major categories. And while director Greta Gerwig's much acclaimed adaptation ofNot to mention the fact that several significant films by a variety of non-white, non-male filmmakers were completely ignored.Mosimane is the star of 'Poppy Nongena'

Because of our history of apartheid we know where we come from and we have been very open in trying to right some of the wrongs. America seems to sweep everything under the carpet; they sugar-coat everything and so they still have to go through a healing process to try and ameliorate parts of their history.

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