The 88th Academy Awards are this weekend, meaning that the diversity issue will come up again. For the second consecutive year, there are no minority actors nominated for any of the four acting awards.
However, the acting class is still a great one, even if it does miss fantastic performances from minority actors this year. There is a strong chance that the winners for the two leading categories will be first-time winners, since there are only three previous winners among the 10 nominees.
By this point of the race, though, Best Actor and Best Actress seem to be set in stone. Leonardo DiCaprio is probably going to win for The Revenant, while Brie Larson can win for Room. The two have picked up a shelf-full of awards for their roles already, but they could be upset.
Without any more delays, here are the 10 nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress.