This all-white SNL Oscars parody got way too real

&quot;SNL&quot; pokes fun at the all-white Oscars — (Image credit: Screenshot/NBC)

Out of 20 available nominations for acting awards, the Oscars gave 20 to white people — for the second year in a row. Saturday Night Live, which itself has a history of favoring white actors, acknowledged the controversy with a fake Screen Guild Awards ceremony.

One by one, Cecily Strong introduces each nominee for best actor, and let's just say a clear pattern emerges pretty quickly. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.