Dem bemoans: #OscarsSoWhite

Rep. Tony Cárdenas says he’s “deeply disappointed” with the Academy Awards for the lack of minorities among the nominees announced Thursday.

Shortly after the nominations for the February awards were unveiled, the California Democrat wrote on Twitter:

I am deeply disappointed in the @TheAcademy and the Oscars. Another year with all white actor & actress nominees. https://t.co/XRU3J78It3

— Rep. Tony Cárdenas (@RepCardenas) January 14, 2016

Cardenas cited a Vox article critical of the Academy: For the second year in a row, the nearly two dozen nominees nominated in acting categories are all-white. Quoting a line from the article, Cardenas continued a mini tweet-storm, writing:

Most important: "Oscars just gravitate toward a certain kind of story, & that story tends to be about white people." https://t.co/XRU3J78It3

— Rep. Tony Cárdenas (@RepCardenas) January 14, 2016

While the civil rights movement-inspired film “Selma” was among the Best Picture nominees last year and “12 Years a Slave” snagged the most coveted Oscar in 2014, none of the Best Picture nominees this time around — including “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Martian,” “The Revenant,” “Room” and “Spotlight” — feature “a single story about a person of color.”

The lack of diversity among the Oscar nominees sparked a rehash of a Twitter hashtag that gained popularity last year, #OscarsSoWhite, with many users slamming the Academy Awards.

#OscarsSoWhite the sequel

— Julian Rubel (@julianrubel) January 14, 2016

Catching up on #OscarsSoWhite for 2016. Why do we even bother? The noms tell us every year they could care less abt marginalized folk.

— The Wonder Twins (@Dos_Twinjas) January 14, 2016

At this point #OscarsSoWhite is a yearly tradition

— Daniel Johnson (@God_sgift_) January 14, 2016

Cardenas, whose district includes North Hollywood, tweeted:

Don't kid yourself BTW: #OscarsSoWhite is not about "I want mine" it's about "all of America deserves to be able to see themselves in film."

— Rep. Tony Cárdenas (@RepCardenas) January 14, 2016

The 2016 Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock (who in a 2014 Hollywood Reporter essay criticized the entertainment business, calling it a “white industry”), are set for Feb. 28.