Yes you read it right. The cast won't be in the building AT ALL. As a matter of fact, only the two WHITE screenwriters, (Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman-- who are nominated in the best original screenplay category) have invites!
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science are usually stingy with their tickets, however this exclusion is coming in the midst of an uproar over the lack of diversity within the movie industry.
Must Read: Aunt Viv slams Jada Pinkett Smith for boycotting the Oscars!
Ice Cube downplayed his disappointment by stating, "I never used to go anyway. You can't boycott something that you never went to anyway." The actor/rapper told Britain's "The Graham Norton Show", "We don't do movies for the industry. We do movies for the people."
How do you feel about Straight Outta Compton's double-snub?
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