Spike Lee Doesn’t Think BlackKklansman Would Have Gotten Oscar Noms Without #OscarsSoWhite

It certainly is true that while Spike Lee has become one of the most respected film director’s working today, this is the first time he’s received Oscar recognition in that category. Lee himself points out that his film Do the Right Thing is, without question, viewed today as a remarkable achievement in film, but at the time it was largely overlooked by the Academy, receiving only two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

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