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

David Oyelowo has been turning away certain acting roles he’s been offered.

LOS ANGELES -- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its new members Wednesday, which include the “Selma” filmmaker, “A Star is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor and casting director Debra Zane.

Oprah Winfreyis bringing stars, activists and other public figures together to discuss the future of the U.S. following weeks of civil unrest. In part one of the two-night special OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here, the former talk show host was joined by Selma star David Oyelowo, who opened up about the "mistake" he believes he made in talking to his son about racism and police brutality, which he touched on in a video previously shared to Instagram.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerMutiny Pictures, a distribution and development company formed by producer Ben Yennie and development executive Colleen Butler, will release of Queen of the Capital, a documentary that tells the of D.C. bureaucrat by day/drag queen by night Muffy Blake Stephyns.

David Oyelowo has begged for his sons' futures not to be like his father's past, as he opened up about the racism his family has endured. The 'Selma' star spoke out to share his own experiences with racism as he admitted he fears for his sons Asher and Caleb.

David Oyelowo has begged for his sons' futures not to be like his father's past, as he opened up about the racism his family has endured. The 'Selma' star spoke out to share his own experiences with racism as he admitted he fears for his sons Asher and Caleb.

If you’re anything like us, you may have wondered something kind of awful and depressing in light of all these accusations against Lea Michele…

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.

J. Kim Murphy editorProtesters 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.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorParamount Pictures has announced that it is offering free digital rentals of Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” for the rest of the month.The news comes less than 24 hours after star David Oyelowo said that Oscar voters told the studio that they would not support the film after the cast wore T-shirts that said “I Can’t Breathe” to the Los Angeles premiere in protest of the killing of Eric Gardner.“Members of the Academy called in to the studio and

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.

Actor David Oyelowo has revealed that members of the Academy attempted to snub Selma at the Oscars for publicly protesting against the death of Eric Garner.Taking part in a Q&A with Screen Daily, Oyelowo recalled promotion for the Martin Luther King biopic happening around the time that Garner died in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by a police officer.“Six years ago, Selma coincided with Eric Garner being murdered.

Six years ago, Eric Garner — a 43-year-old Black man — died after being placed in a chokehold by an NYPD officer. His final words: “I can’t breathe.”

Selma after the cast showed support for Eric Garner.Eric Garner died after a New York City police officer put him in a chokehold in July 2014, months before Selma’s release.