Women of colour have been snubbed from SAG nominations, and fans aren't happy

The Screen Actors Guild award nominations slammed by fans for failing to recognise women of colour.

Sandra Oh, is the only women of colour nominated at the SAG awards. Source: Supplied

Why is #SAGsowhite?

It's question fans are asking in the wake of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards nominations unveil today.

The nominations field fuelled criticism online, for the lack of  black women and women of colour in the film acting categories, despite starring in a flurry of critically-acclaimed roles. 

Korean-Canadian Sandra Oh was the only woman of colour nominated, getting a nod in the best female actor in a drama series category for her role in spy thriller Killing Eve.

Viola Davis (left) has been snubbed for her role in 'Widows'. Source: Twentieth Century Fox

Fans queried snubs for Viola Davis in Widows, Michelle Yeoh in Crazy Rich Asians, and Regina King  in If Beale Street Could Talk, a romantic drama based on a novel by the late great American writer James Baldwin.