The Oscars Are Finite, Which Is Why The ‘Selma’ Omissions Matter So Much

“The nominations of the director this time around, and a British actor, David Oyelowo, playing a heroic black figure in the American narrative — not the victim of white oppression, but a corrective to it — would have had particular resonance at this moment. This year is the 50th anniversary of both the Selma marches […]