The release of the nominations list for this year’s Academy Awards has sparked a firestorm of debate over the lack of diversity represented in the nominees.
Somewhat poetically, the same problem has been thrust to the forefront in the United Kingdom, after actor Idris Elba also delivered a speech before the UK Parliament addressing the same problem.
VIDEO: Idris Elba Delivers Speech On Lack Of Diversity On The British Showbiz Scene As Same Problem Erupts In The US