• Protests outside Academy HQ after David Oyelowo calls out ‘Selma’ Oscar snub

    Protests outside Academy HQ after David Oyelowo calls out ‘Selma’ Oscar snub

    Protesters gathered on Friday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest comes one day after David Oyelowo, who starred in the 2014 best picture nominee “Selma” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that …
  • David Oyelowo says ‘Selma’ lost Oscars because of an Eric Garner protest

    David Oyelowo says ‘Selma’ lost Oscars because of an Eric Garner protest

    David Oyelowo says his 2014 movie “Selma” was robbed of its chance at Oscars glory by a peeved and prejudiced Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The British-American actor, who was nominated for playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, told ScreenDaily Thursday that the cast’s solidarity with protesters after Eric Garner’s …
  • Paramount makes ‘Selma’ free to rent to reflect on ‘racial injustice’

    Paramount makes ‘Selma’ free to rent to reflect on ‘racial injustice’

    “Selma,” director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be free to rent on streaming services for the month of June, Paramount said Friday. “We hope this small gesture will encourage people throughout the country to examine our nation’s history and reflect on the ways that racial injustice has infected our society,” …