The Oscars Are Still Playing the Same Race Card

Despite more racially diverse nominees than ever in 2021, the Academy Awards— and movies — remain largely segregated.

Clockwise from top left: Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal (Photo: Amazon Studios), Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Photo: Netflix), the cast of Minari (Photo: A24)

I know I should be applauding.

The ratio of White-to-BIPOC Academy Award nominees in the acting categories has never been tipped more in favor of diversity and…