via BuzzFeed
#OscarsSoWhite is becoming more than just a hashtag.
Since it was announced that no actors of color were chosen for any of the 20 major Academy Award nominations, some celebrities have announced that they are boycotting, on the fence, or simply not watching the Oscars this year.
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"The Academy has the right to acknowledge [and] invite whomever they choose," she said in the video. "Begging for acknowledgment ... diminishes dignity [and] power. ... So, let's let the Academy do them with all grace and love, and let's do us differently."
She and her husband, Will Smith, who was not nominated for his role in the critically acclaimed Concussion despite the Oscar buzz, were both invited to the awards this year.
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