Neil Patrick Harris Said What Everyone Was Thinking At The Oscar Nominees Luncheon

Let's hope this is a sign of what's to come when Harris hosts the ceremony on Feb. 22.

When the 2015 Academy Award nominations were announced last month, the lack of diversity among the nominees was glaring — it even resulted in the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter.

Viktor T Kerney @wondermann5

Chile, with this pic, I'm gonna need some sun block #OscarsSoWhite

05:44 PM - 15 Jan 2015

And after snapping this poorly lit photo during an annual luncheon honoring all of this year's Oscar nominees, host Neil Patrick Harris took the opportunity to...highlight the issue:

Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH

Here's a wrap up of today's #oscar nomine luncheon: http://t.co/J3u9Dl84Ln + a pic. They all look so white! #toosoon

Tue Feb 03 06:42:58 UTC+0000 2015

Nope. Not too soon. Thank you, NPH.

CBS / Via ranker.com

Watch the 87th Academy Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, Feb. 22 on ABC.