NEW YORK: George Clooney and British actor David Oyelowo joined those calling for changes in the movie industry and at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, whose members nominated no actors of color for the 2016 Oscars for a second straight year.

“If you think back 10 years ago, the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated. I would also make the argument, I don’t think it’s a problem of who you’re picking as much as it is: How many options are available to minorities in film, particularly in quality films?,” Clooney told Hollywood trade paper Variety.

A day after calling for an Oscars boycott, Spike Lee, who has an honorary Oscar, said Hollywood had fallen behind music and sports in reflecting racial diversity.

Lee cited a National Football League rule that requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior executive jobs.