She is an Oscar winner herself and a member of the Academy.
And now Reese Witherspoon has joined the rising number of actors who have criticised the lack of diversity in this years nominees.
Taking to Facebook on Thursday the star posted an article which originally appeared in Time and added the comment: 'So disappointed that some of 2015's best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized.'
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Speaking out: Reese Witherspoon has joined the growing number of people who have criticised the lack of diversity in this years Oscar nominations she is seen here with her own gong which she won in 2006
The piece was entitled: 'The Oscar Nominees Prove The Academy Still Doesn't Get It.'
The actress added: 'I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack of racial and gender diversity in this year's Oscar nominations.
'Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition.
'Disappointed': She said in a facebook post: 'Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition'
Win: Reese took home her own Oscar for her performance as June Carter in Walk The line - she is seen here with Joaquin Phoenix
'As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership.'
The 39-year-old won her Best Actress Oscar for her performance as June Carter in Walk The Line in 2006.
Reese is not the only actor to speak out about the all white nominations for many of the Academy Award categories this year.
Mark Ruffalo announced on Twitter that he will be going to the Academy Awards ceremony after saying earlier he was considering skipping the event over lack of diversity among the nominees.
Worrying: Mark Ruffalo is another person who has spoken out about the lack of people of colour up for awards this year, saying the lack of diversity in Hollywood is a cause of concern for him - and it goes beyond the Oscars
He has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an investigative journalist in Catholic Church abuse probe Spotlight, which is also vying for a Best Picture award.
After some confusion over whether he would join a planned Oscars boycott, the actor said on Twitter he will be at the ceremony 'in support of the victims of clergy sexual abuse and good journalism,' but that he did support those not attending in protest.
He told BBC News on Thursday: 'It isn't just the Academy Awards,' the 47-year-old actor said. 'The entire American system is rife with a kind of white privileged racism that goes into our justice system.'
Blunt talk: Will Smith has announced he will not be attending - the Concussion star said he believes the American film industry is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to diversity
Spike Lee, Michael Moore and George Clooney, have also publicly criticized the Academy for failing to nominate people of color in any of the major acting categories this year.
In an interview with Variety this week, Clooney, himself a two-time Oscar winner, said Hollywood has been moving in the wrong direction on diversity over the past decade.
And Spike Lee has said he will not be attending the ceremony, where he is getting a lifetime achievement award.
Meanwhile Will Smith also said he is boycotting the Oscars, along with wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
The 47-year-old star of Concussion sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts on Good Morning America to share his thoughts on this year’s overwhelmingly white Academy Award nominations, and his partner's videotaped call to action
Boycott: His wife Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed she will not be attending the Oscars, or watching it on television, in response to the lack of nominations for people of colour
He said: ‘We've discussed it, and we're a part of this community, but at this current time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say this is OK.’
Jada's call to action was quickly picked up by other prominent figures in Hollywood, including David Oyelowo, Idris Elba and Whoopi Goldberg, who publicly criticized the Academy for failing to include minorities in this year’s list of nominees.
Will told the show he was out of the country at the time his wife’s video came out, and that he was initially blindsided by the scandal that erupted in the wake of its release, which he said Jada had not coordinated with him.
He said: ‘She's deeply passionate and when she is moved, she has to go. And I heard her words, and I was knocked out.'
His better half: Will, who is also not going to the ceremony, revealed wife Jada did not consult him before releasing the video Monday - but said he was 'knocked out' by her words
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