Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lawrence and Christian Bale have all been nominated for an Oscar this year

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The hashtag #OscarssoWhite started to trend on Twitter soon after the acting nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced.

The stars nominated for best leading actor include, Briton Eddie Redmayne, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, while nominations for supporting actors include Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Sylvester Stallone.

Actresses nominated for leading and supporting roles includes, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet and Rachel McAdams.

None of the films landing nominations in major categories feature people of colour.