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Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo say 'Selma' was snubbed by Oscars Academy after 'I can't breathe' T-shirt protest
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group behind the Oscars, calls itself “committed to progress” after stars from the film “Selma” say they were admonished for wearing “I can’t breathe” shirts in 2014 after the death of Eric Garner.
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Casting director David Rubin elected film academy president
Casting director David Rubin has been elected the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that bestows the Oscars. The film academy in 2016 pledged to double the number of female and minority ranks of its members by 2020.