Are This Year’s Oscar Best Picture Nominations A Tipping Point?

Wesley Morris: “Assembled, these distinct movies become a representative entity, and aperson like me notices a theme that could poke out an eye. And whitenessis part of that story. It’salways been, of course. But this year feels different. A homogeneity hasset in. The nominated movies start to look like picture day at certainmagnet schools.” – The New York Times