Why did Will Smith boycott Oscars exactly?

Smith told “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts on Thursday that he is “uncomfortable” with the situation. For the second year in a row, the 20 acting nominees are all white. Smith generated Oscar buzz this awards season for his work in the football drama “Concussion.” “My wife's not going. read more

Initially, Pinkett Smith, 44, suggested the boycott on Twitter several days after the list of Academy Award nominees came out, marking the second year in a row that all of the acting categories consisted of white actors. read more

This year’s Oscars flew past, with Leo finally getting *that* award and Spotlight winning best picture. However, not everyone was present at the ceremony. Many members of the film community decided to boycott because of the lack of diversity among nominees, a fact host Chris Rock made light of throughout the ceremony. read more

Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and other celebrities including Spike Lee have announced plans to boycott this year's Oscars ceremony because, for the second year in a row, all of the acting nominees are white. read more

Will Smith swears his Oscars boycott has nothing to do with the fact that he was not nominated for his role in Concussion."This is far beyond me. This has nothing to do with me," Smith told the BBC."This has nothing to do with awards. Awards, that's a really frivolous reason for me to put my hand up and make a statement. read more