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Im boycotting the academy awards this year for their obvious racism. Despite a Best Picture Nomination the failure of the Academy to recongnize Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo is disturbing. #boycottoscar The most obvious snub was “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s moving biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. Despite a nod for best picture and best original song (for Common and John Legend’s recent Golden Globe-winning “Glory”), the film’s director and actors were shut out in their respective categories. David Oyelowo missed out on a best actor nomination, but more surprisingly, Ava DuVernay was not acknowledged in the best director category, a nomination that would have been the first for an African American woman.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 01:56:48 +0000

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