Jessica Chastain Speaks About Her All-White Magazine Cover

Last week the LA Times Magazine released a magazine cover with six contenders for Best Actress Category this awards season. The cover featured  Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Annette Bening, Margot Robbie, Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The cover also had the title “A shift in Focus” and Twitter was not pleased.

So…. about this. 😒 #OscarsSoWhite https://t.co/3GWx6bFnmz

— April (@ReignOfApril) December 24, 2017

Honestly @jes_chastain as an outspoken voice for equality how do you pose for a photo like this and not feel absolutely mortified by the blatant exclusion? How is it possible to not understand the msg this photo sends? pic.twitter.com/nb8caRfVL6

— Rebecca Carroll (@rebel19) December 22, 2017

It shouldn’t be necessary to point out the obvious, but clearly it’s necessary to point out the obvious. pic.twitter.com/FQjLkBiaMy

— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) December 22, 2017

very impressed by their commitment to diversity by including a redhead pic.twitter.com/Be6oM1zcu9

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) December 22, 2017

Some critics specifically called Jessica Chastain because she’s been very vocal about a more balanced and inclusive Hollywood in the past. Although she didn’t respond directly to the critics, she tweeted to address the cover as well.

Its a sad look that there's no WOC in this pic of us promoting our female lead films. The industry needs to become more inclusive in its storytelling. What were your favorite WOC lead films this year? I LOVED @salmahayek in #BeatriceAtDinner https://t.co/tzoijwy88q

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) December 24, 2017

Its TERRIBLE that I can't think of at least 5 female lead films with woc this year.

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) December 24, 2017