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Will Smith To Boycott The Oscars Over #OscarsSoWhite Controversy
Will Smith has confirmed that he will boycott this year’s Academy Awards ceremony due to the controversy regarding the lack of diversity among nominees. Smith has been nominated twice in the Best Actor category (in 2002 for 'Ali’ and 2007 for 'The Pursuit of Happiness’) and lost out on both occasions to a fellow black actor - Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.