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.”
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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.”
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It does look like the boycott, also supported by Spike Lee and Al Sharpton, is still on.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Academy, specifically Cheryl Boone Isaacs, (pt 1)
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) January 20, 2016
for such a quick response in regard to the issue at hand. I look forward to the future. (pt 2)
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) January 20, 2016
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.