Jada Pinkett Smith Thanks Academy President for 'Quick Response,' But Oscars Boycott Is Still On

Jada Pinkett Smith Thanks Academy President for 'Quick Response,' But Oscars Boycott Is Still On

 

    

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the Los Angeles World 

Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures 'Focus' at TCL Chinese Theatre 

on Feb. 24, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

The actress tweets support for president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who said she was "heartbroken" about the lack of diversity in this year's nominees in a rare and lengthy statement on Monday. 

 

Jada Pinkett Smith's Oscars boycott is quickly picking up speed, but she is thanking the efforts of Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

Smith tweeted two short but optimistic messages on Tuesday (Jan. 19), thanking the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her "quick response" to the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity at the Oscars for the second year in a row. (Will Smith was one of the actors snubbed for his lead role in Concussion.) Smith also added that she "looks forward to the future."

The posts are in response to Isaacs' statement that she was "heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion" in this year's Oscars acting categories and vowed to make a change. Isaacs issued her statement Monday night, promising to review the Academy membership in order to ensure "much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond."

"This is a difficult but important conversation," said Isaacs, "and it’s time for big changes."

It does look like the boycott, also supported by Spike Lee and Al Sharpton, is still on.