On “Blkoscars,” Smino describes how black people have been excellent for a while but are just now getting their well-deserved chance to shine. He applauds his sharp dressed crew and black actors like Viola Davis in a response to the popular twitter hashtag. #oscarssowhite

USA Today summarized the situation. "

For the second year in a row, all 20 actors nominated in the lead and supporting acting categories are white (which, before 2015, hadn’t happened since 1998). In response to last year’s omissions, BroadwayBlack.com managing editor April Reign created the trending Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, which was revived when this year’s contenders were announced.

Viola Davis won Best Supporting Actress in 2017 the day after “Blkoscars” released.