The Oscars is already embroiled in its first race row of the season as it bans Nigeria's film submission - because it's in English.
The Academy has disqualified Nigeria’s film from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature
Film category.
The Academy has disqualified Nigeria’s film from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature
Film category.
© Provided by Reach Publishing Services Limited Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has spoken out after Nigeria's first-ever Oscar submission for best international feature film was disqualified Filmmaker Ava DuVernay , 47, has spoken out against the submission axing and publicly voiced her complaint to The Oscars.
Films in this category must have "a predominantly non-English dialogue track", however, Lionheart is largely in English, with an 11-minute section in the Igbo language.
Ava slammed the disqualification and pointed out that English happens to be the official language of Nigeria on account of its history as a British colony.
The American filmmaker shared her frustration with her 2.3 million followers.
The Academy has disqualified Nigeria’s film from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category She wrote: "To The Academy, you disqualified Nigeria’s first-ever submission for Best International Feature because its in English.
"But English is the official language of Nigeria. Are you barring this country from ever competing for an Oscar in its official language?"
Films in this category must have "a predominantly non-English dialogue track", however, Lionheart is largely in English, with an 11-minute section in the Igbo language.
Ava slammed the disqualification and pointed out that English happens to be the official language of Nigeria on account of its history as a British colony.
The American filmmaker shared her frustration with her 2.3 million followers.
The Academy has disqualified Nigeria’s film from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category She wrote: "To The Academy, you disqualified Nigeria’s first-ever submission for Best International Feature because its in English."But English is the official language of Nigeria. Are you barring this country from ever competing for an Oscar in its official language?"
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