This year marks the second year in a row that all Oscar nominees have been white. Actors such as Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith have sparked a movement of actors and directors threatening to boycott the Oscars.

Jan. 16 was the start of this controversy when Pinkett Smith tweeted, “We are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments. Should people of color refrain from participating all together?” Within two days, this movement, known as #OscarsSoWhite, spread through social media, grabbing the attention of many other celebrities.

Other black actors are joining this front. Spike Lee, an Oscar award-winning director, posted an Instagram taking a stance with the caption, “We Cannot Support It… 40 White Actors In 2 Years And No Flava At All. We Can’t Act?! WTF!!”

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, a black woman and the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responded to the feud in a statement to Us Weekly.

“I’d like to acknowledge the wonderful work of this year’s nominees. While we celebrate their extraordinary achievements, I am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. This is a difficult but important conversation, and it’s time for big changes. The Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership. In the coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond.”

Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Vivian from Will Smith’s “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” uploaded a four minute YouTube video attacking Pinkett Smith’s stance on the Oscars.

“First of all, Miss Thing: Does your man not have a mouth of his own with which to speak?” Hubert asked in the clip. “The second thing, girlfriend, there’s a lot of s— going on in the world that you all don’t seem to recognize. People are dying. Our boys are being shot left and right. People are hungry. People are starving. People are trying to pay bills. And you’re talking about some motherf—ing actors and Oscars. It just ain’t that deep.”

It is not only the black community that is boycotting the show. White actors are taking a part in this movement as well. George Clooney, Oscar award-winning actor, added a point to this controversy in an interview with Variety Magazine. “I don’t think it’s a problem of who you’re picking as much as it is how many options are available to minorities in film, particularly in quality films?”

Sophomore Libby Markham supports the boycotting of the Oscars. “If actors who could benefit from the Oscars happening and could be nominated and could win are the ones starting this boycott then obviously it’s legitimate… especially if it’s the white actors.”

British actress Charlotte Rampling is opposed to this boycott, deeming it “racist against whites.” In an interview with France’s Europe 1 radio, she said, “There are always problems: ‘He’s less handsome’ or ‘He’s too black’ or ‘He’s too white.’ There will always, always be someone who will say, ‘Oh, you’re too ….’ What are we going to do? We’re going to classify all that to create thousands of little minorities everywhere?”

Markham strongly disagreed with Rampling’s statement, rebutting, “There is very little in this world that is racist towards white people. We have the privilege beyond anything for almost everything in this world. If no member of the black community has been nominated for best actor in years, there is something to be said about that, even if it’s not intentional.”

Sophomore Ava Lotsoff believes the whole situation is irrelevant and causing unnecessary drama. “Whoever is most qualified for the award should receive it,” Lotsoff said. “And if you think you should receive an award because of your race, that’s not a good thing, because if you want to be seen as equal then everyone should be on the same playing field.”

Sophomore Graham Michelson said, “I don’t think the Oscars are racist. People who are boycotting are looking for a disproportionate representation of the country. The Oscars should go to whoever deserves it the most.”