Analyst: "Selma" snubbed at Oscars "because Academy 93% white" The fact that the main actor and the director of the movie "Selma" got partially snubbed out of the Oscars race is not that surprising says Darnell Hunt, author of "The Hollywood diversity report". Hunt says Academy members who vote for the Oscars are "about 93 percent white" and the institution is "falling further and further behind because America is more diverse". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.*RE-FILED ahead of Sunday's ceremony*