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David Oyelowo Says ‘Selma’ Was Snubbed by Oscars After Voters Complained About Cast’s ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts

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Also Read: David Oyelowo to Star in Showtime's 'The President Is Missing' Pilot Based on Bill Clinton-James Patterson Book“Selma” was nominated for two Oscars, including Best Picture, and won Best Original Song for the John Legend and Common track “Glory,” but it was seen as snubbed for Oyelowo’s performance and for DuVernay’s directing.

That particular year in 2015, all 20 of the acting nominees were white, spurring the #OscarsSoWhite conversation.“It’s part of why that film didn’t get everything that people think it should’ve got and it birthed #OscarsSoWhite,” Oyelowo said.

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