https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/oscars-2017-nominations-diversity/
This article was written by Lauren L'Amie on Jan. 24, 2017. Her purpose for writing this article was to express how 2017 is changing and it’s starting with the Oscars. L’Amie wants to point out how the Oscars are usually white and this year there was more black nominees and the author wants to emphasize how this is the start of a big change. L’Amie creates a reverent tone by showing tweets that show the congratulations to the nominees and the great respect many people hold for them. The author also provides tweets that say “to the folks who made history” which tells that many people are proud of this accomplishment of the number of black nominees in many different categories. Diction such as “victory” used by the author supports the claim that “they’ve made history with a record number of black nominees across all categories”. The unifying diction the author uses is described words like “diverse”, “minority groups”, and “people of color”. These words were used by L’Amie to support her claim that the Oscars is now opening up to all types of races and no longer limited to mostly whites. Although the author also used “blacker” to say that the Oscars mostly just included more black people and not more diverse groups just as hispanics and asians. The author appeals mostly to logos by providing many examples of the black women that were nominated such as Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, and Octavia Spencer, as well as mentioning their respective films Fences, Moonlight, and Hidden Figures. This is not only marks the first time that three black women have been nominated in a performance category, it’s also the first time three black people have been nominated in the same category. She also includes a list of other black nominations in the Oscars: Denzel Washington for best actor (Fences), Ruth Negga for best actress (Loving), and Mahershala Ali for best supporting actor (Moonlight), making this year the first time that at least one black actor was included in every performance category, Joi McMillon is the first black woman to be nominated (along with Nat Sanders) in the best editing category for her work on Moonlight, and Bradford Young, nominated for best cinematography for his work on Arrival, is the second black cinematographer to be nominated in the category. L’Amie starts her article by directly stating what she will be discussing then she introduces her supporting evidence such as the syntax used to create her list and appealing to logos.
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