Academy Member Confesses: "I'm Not Sorry That Jennifer Aniston Isn't Nominated"
Posted on Fri Feb 20th, 2015 11:50am PDT By X17 Staff
Ouch! While David Oyelowo and Jennifer Aniston may be butt-hurt about their Oscar snubs, there's one anonymous member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who isn't sorry. The longtime member is pulling no punches when talking about why the Academy didn't nominate either of them.
The member, who is described as "a longtime member of the Academy's 378-member public relations branch," spoke about Aniston not given a nod for her turn in Cake, which received zero nominations. The outspoken member said, "I'm not sorry that Jennifer Aniston isn't nominated ... She was fine, but I thought her movie was ridiculous."
The woman also talked about Selma, which was only nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song. "What no one wants to say out loud is that Selma is a well-crafted movie, but there's no art to it," the Academy member asserted to THR. "If the movie had been directed by a 60-year-old white male, I don't think that people would have been carrying on about it to the level that they were."
The source also addressed talk that the Academy was "racist" for not nominating the Civil Rights film. "As far as the accusations about the Academy being racist? Yes, most members are white males, but they are not the cast of Deliverance — they had to get into the Academy to begin with, so they're not cretinous, snaggletoothed hillbillies," she continued. "When a movie about black people is good, members vote for it. But if the movie isn't that good, am I supposed to vote for it just because it has black people in it?"
This member is certainly not holding back. But it seems as though the actors in the film take issue with the lack of nominations.
"It bothers me," Selma's Oyelowo told Esquire about his diss. "It bothers me because it’s the best reviewed film of the year. It’s a film that doesn’t direct or act itself. It bothers me because it’s Dr. King — one of the most significant human beings in American life, and I want him celebrated. Whether we like it or not, these accolades feed into that legacy."Â
Find out who takes home Oscar gold, this Sunday, Feb. 22.
The member, who is described as "a longtime member of the Academy's 378-member public relations branch," spoke about Aniston not given a nod for her turn in Cake, which received zero nominations. The outspoken member said, "I'm not sorry that Jennifer Aniston isn't nominated ... She was fine, but I thought her movie was ridiculous."
The woman also talked about Selma, which was only nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song. "What no one wants to say out loud is that Selma is a well-crafted movie, but there's no art to it," the Academy member asserted to THR. "If the movie had been directed by a 60-year-old white male, I don't think that people would have been carrying on about it to the level that they were."
The source also addressed talk that the Academy was "racist" for not nominating the Civil Rights film. "As far as the accusations about the Academy being racist? Yes, most members are white males, but they are not the cast of Deliverance — they had to get into the Academy to begin with, so they're not cretinous, snaggletoothed hillbillies," she continued. "When a movie about black people is good, members vote for it. But if the movie isn't that good, am I supposed to vote for it just because it has black people in it?"
This member is certainly not holding back. But it seems as though the actors in the film take issue with the lack of nominations.
"It bothers me," Selma's Oyelowo told Esquire about his diss. "It bothers me because it’s the best reviewed film of the year. It’s a film that doesn’t direct or act itself. It bothers me because it’s Dr. King — one of the most significant human beings in American life, and I want him celebrated. Whether we like it or not, these accolades feed into that legacy."Â
Find out who takes home Oscar gold, this Sunday, Feb. 22.