I think  Ava DuVernay should have been nominated for her outstanding direction of Selma, and I think David Oyelowo should have been nominated for his transforming portrayal of Martin Luther King…but I’m not in the Academy. The strongest thing I can say in censure is that these omissions are puzzling. Or, maybe not so puzzling considering the makeup of the voting members of the Academy, and how movies are rolled out for award consideration. Remember, this is the organization that […]

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