Quote: (01-23-2016 07:16 PM)TigerMandingo Wrote:
Forgive the trollish sound of this question, but is it safe to say that acting just might be a white-people endeavor...for the most part?
I'm not saying there aren't great black actors, but perhaps the lack of black nominees is just simply due to the fact that it is a "white" artform and they are heavily over-represented.
There is some truth to that. There are certain countries which dominate acting. The U.K. produces the bulk of great actors and that's mostly due to the strong Shakespearian roots in their plays. U.K. actors generally come up on stage. The stage weeds out the bullshit actors pretty quick. The U.S. has broadway and various comedy groups which also cultivates talent.
There aren't many minorities getting involved on stage to begin with. Someone could point to limiting factors behind that. However, it's likely that it does not attract minorities to participate to begin with since it's not culturally appealing. The ones who do have become wildly successful though. Samuel L. Jackson came up on stage.
There aren't many countries that have this type of tradition when it comes to acting.