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This controversy is not going to be forgotten any time soon. Green Book had received a lot of flak when it came out, after the kin of Don Shirley, the jazz pianist's whose life the movie is based on, said that it was not true to real-life events. While it is a very feel-good film, Green Book's multiple nominations in various award shows, including the Oscars, was met with scepticism. However, fans were happy with Mahershala Ali's Best Supporting Actor win in the film. But at 91st Academy Awards, Green Book also went on to win Best Original Screenplay and above all, Best Picture! Oscars 2019 Complete Winners List: Green Book, Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Black Panther Win Top Honours at 91st Academy Awards.
Yup, the same year where the likes of much-better Roma, BlacKkKlansman and The Favourite was nominated too! The Best Picture win for Green Book, whose director Peter Farrelly was once accused of lewd behaviour, has left many shocked and they are wondering on social media how this could have happened. Oscars 2019 Best Picture Winner: Green Book Takes Away the Most Coveted Prize of the Night.
Check out some of the reactions below:
Tweet #1
Spike Lee was visibly angry when "Green Book" was announced as the winner of best picture at the Oscars, waving his arms in disgust and appearing to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre before he was stopped at the doors. He returned to his seat when the speeches were over.
— Andrew Dalton (@andyjamesdalton) February 25, 2019
Tweet #2
When Olivia Coleman won vs. when Green Book won #Oscars pic.twitter.com/8KPAPiExi6
— Ricky (@riggymaldo) February 25, 2019
Tweet #3
No disrespect to Green Book at the #Oscars, but many of us in the black community would like to see greater recognition for movies about the black experience and not just for movies that make the black experience comfortable for white audiences.pic.twitter.com/vOdNEmx53X
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 25, 2019
Tweet #4
Remember when Green Book won Best Picture? Man, that choice did not age well.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 25, 2019
Tweet #5
When the family of Don Shirley, Mahershala Ali's character in The Green Book, disavows the movie and says it's filled with a "symphony" of "hurtful lies." I mean, maybe we should all step back for a second and pay attention. Just saying. Oh well, glad racism is solved. #Oscars
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 25, 2019
Tweet #6
we're going to see films like this get continually rewarded and celebrated by white audiences because creating and viewing films like Green Book makes them feel as if they performed some act of anti-racism.
— Lara Witt (@Femmefeministe) February 25, 2019
Tweet #7
the cast and crew of green book accepting their awards and leaving the theater before the Academy pulls a La La Land and changes their mind pic.twitter.com/c9k4pBX9Te
— A.J. (@ajhisnandez) February 25, 2019
With these kinds of reactions, Green Book joins some of the other controversial Best Picture winners like Shakespeare in Love and Crash, who were also derided for winning over better films.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 25, 2019 10:51 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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