Why the Oscars’ Omission of ‘Selma’ Matters

New York Time ^ | January 18, 2015 | David Carr

[MeshugeMikey]

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and given the context, it is an interesting moment to ask whether it really matters that the Motion Picture academy failed to nominate the black director and the black lead actor of “Selma,” the King biopic, for Oscars.

The Oakland Tribune went there and then some on Friday, topping its article about the awards with the headline, “And the Oscar for the best Caucasian goes to ...”

While the snubs may sting and point toward a broader blindness, it’s still more important in the long run that a young female black director received the backing of a Hollywood studio and made an important film. Long after the last blubbering actor has been played off the stage while thanking his or her makeup assistant at the Oscars, we will still have “Selma.”

[digger48]

Maybe blacks should just hold their own awards ceremony.

oh, wait...

http://www.blackmovieawards.com/

AAFCA | African American Film Critics Association Awards

https://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/

American Black Film Festival : : : : JUNE 11-14, 2105, NYC
http://www.abff.com/

[MeshugeMikey]

ahem wouldnt a Black FIlm be fairly difficult to project...in focus let alone see??/S

[MeshugeMikey]

https://twitter.com/HannahLaneWSFA/status/556947575950303233

Orka....is IN SELMA...

the comments...are scarce..but hilarious

[combat_boots]

What more do they want?

1/2 its profits.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

where are the Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, & Pacific Islander nominees?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Technically, shouldn’t that be “the struggle”, in quotation marks? It implies that “the struggle” is a matter of opinion, not an axiom.

[CatherineofAragon]

Oh, I’d bet money on that.

The crazy thing is, it will make some whiteys hate whitey. That just serves to illustrate the lunacy of the world we’re living in.

[MeshugeMikey]

what about a Mooselim Outreach?? Sharia Compliant Movies sound like a swell Idea no?

Mohammed Pictures Ltd//

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Probably. I was just doing stream-of-consciousness. I wasn’t even sure struggle was the right word.

[TigersEye]

Here is why it doesn't matter...

[Graybeard58]

The last movie I saw, also with a g/daughter, was Shrek, don't know if I spelled that right. First thing I did when it started was remove my hearing aids, it was still too loud. I do that when I use a chain saw too. Got us each a box of pop corn and a soft drink, about $17. They are refillable grandpa. Sorry, I can't eat $17 worth of pop corn.

[MeshugeMikey]

say amen sumbuddy!!

[MeshugeMikey]

the prices are really outlandish!

[Mastador1]

Got us each a box of pop corn and a soft drink, about $17. They are refillable grandpa. Sorry, I can't eat $17 worth of pop corn.

What is really disgusting is that even with refills those items probably cost less than two bucks, and I'm including overhead.

[TigersEye]

Amen, sumbuddy!

[TigersEye]

$17 bucks worth of popcorn should be enough to stuff a circus elephant! lol

[CatherineofAragon]

Bump the heck out of that

[meyer]

I don’t know, does this “Selma” movie suck? Is it a good movie? Never heard of it, but from title alone, I’m certain that I won’t want to see it.

[God luvs America]

how many white people are nominated for BET awards??

[tumblindice]

Another Hollywood backslapping, mutual admiration festival I will look forward to ignoring.
I care enough to snark, and that’s it.