David Oyelowo brands the Academy's lack of racial diversity 'unforgivable'

Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she won't be attending the Oscars in response to the lack of nominations for people of colour.

And The 39-year-old British actor - David Oyelowo has now expressed his disappointment at the Academy's decision not to celebrate black actors' talent this year, blasting the snub during his speech at a gala honoring Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Monday night.

Oyelowo was overlooked for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma last year - broke from his prepared words at the King Legacy Awards in Los Angeles, where he was presenting Boone Isaacs with an award named after civil rights icon Rosa Parks.