Variety magazine has been criticised for featuring both La La Land and Moonlight directors on the cover of its new issue.

The magazine traditionally puts an Oscar-winner on its cover following the Academy Awards.

Barry Jenkins and Damien Chazelle, who were caught in one of Oscars' biggest blunders of all time, share the new cover.

Critics have slammed Variety for continuing the "narrative".

US writer Ira Madison spoke about his disappointment in a Twitter thread that has been retweeted and liked thousands of times.

He shared a photo of the cover and said he "would never get over" La La Land and Moonlight sharing the spotlight.

"I sincerely doubt that if La La Land won they'd be sharing covers and headlines with Moonlight," he continued.

"I know we all made a lot of jokes about La La Land and most were just jokes.

"But the media focus since Sunday has been so depressing.

"More than blackness and the second black film to win an Oscar (the first was a slave film), it's the first LGBT one.

"Moonlight's win is historic and should be treated as such but instead, we have to hear about white grace."

However, one person pointed out that since Damien won the best director award, it was Barry who didn't belong on the cover.

Variety have since published an article explaining why the two winners came to share the front cover.

They reveal Damien was already booked for their post-Oscars issue and that is was his team who suggested Barry join him.

Ira also called out Variety magazine for their post-Oscars covers from the past three years.

Each features just one winner and all three are white men.

"I don't know if there's anything more historic this week than Moonlight's win," Ira continued.

"I just wish more outlets, particularly Hollywood's, focused on Moonlight and not Moonlight plus one."

One follower responded to Ira's thread by expressing disappointment with the placement of Moonlight DVDs in US stores following its Oscars win.

At the 2017 Academy Awards an envelope mix-up led to La La Land being named the best film by Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway when Moonlight had in fact won the top award.

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