Viola Davis Speaks Up About Being Snubbed By The Oscars For 'The Woman King'

Viola Davis recently took to Instagram to speak on her exclusion from the Oscars.

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Neither she nor "The Woman King" was nominated in any category.

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She shared a picture of Gina Prince-Bythewood's article about the Oscars' bias.

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Davis stood in solidarity with GPB and all artists of color.

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GPB's article shed light on the Oscars' disregard of Black female creatives.

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Fans slammed the Academy for not nominating "The Woman King" or Davis.

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A fan noted that the exclusion of Black people happened yearly.

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Andrea Riseborough was nominated in the Best Actress category over Davis.

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This led the Academy to review its regulations about campaign tactics.

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