Twitter reacts as Oscar disqualifies Genevieve Nnaji's movie 'Lionheart'
On Monday, November 4, 2019, the news
broke that 'Lionheart' had been rejected by the Oscars. The major
reason being that it was submitted in the wrong category. Trust Nigerians, as
they took to Twitter to express their displeasure over what would have been
Nigeria's bright up at clinching an Oscar award.
Genevieve Nnaji's
'Lionheart' was released in 2018 and Nigerians welcomed it with opened arms.
The reception the movie got showed that the actress turned movie director did
something right.
From
being the first Nigerian movie on Netflix to that famous interview with Richard Quest
on 'Quest Means Business' on CNN, it was obvious
Genevieve wasn't joking.
Even some Nigerians opposed the movie lionheart when it was sent to the oscars. I guess y’all are happy now?
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And then there were 92, because Nigeria submitted a film mostly in English to the category formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film. thewrap.com/academy-disqua…
They are all confused - Oscar is overrated anyway ......AFRICA should build more world-class studios across the continent like Tyler Perry #Lionheart
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Amotekun (+234)'s other TweetsLionheart was today disqualified from the Oscar’s Best Intl Film.. because.. it is mostly in English.
Nigeria was colonised by the Brits.
English is an official language in the Country.
You really can’t win with this lot.
Quite literally cannot win. twitter.com/samirasawlani/…
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They colonized our countries, forced us to learn their language, and now we’re getting penalized for using the same language. Make it make sense...English is Nigeria’s official language, this is absolute trash. @TheAcademy DO BETTER! #lionheart twitter.com/ava/status/119…
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You are free to support @TheAcademy 's decision on #LionHeart .
But the moment you add any phrase like "It's not like it stood any chance of winning", that's a bitter leaf part of your life manifesting to the fore.
In the preffered language of the academy - e wù animanu!
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The Academy has disqualified “Lionheart” from the Oscars for Best International Feature Film because it’s mostly in English, which violates the rules that entries in the category must have predominantly non-English dialogue.
Still a very good movie but “the rules are the rules”.
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Wow, considering literally none of the Oscar voters give a flying fuck about the international films category and just go with whatever they think sounds coolest or can vaguely understand some of what they’re saying minutes you’d think they’d be all over Nigeria’s #lionheart
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Wait a minute. So, the Colonial system says the folk from Nigeria have been disqualified because they use too much of the Colonial language. Seriously?! #lionheart
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I really need to stress that the problem with #Lionheart being nominated or not nominated for the #Oscars has nothing to do with whether it’s in English or not.
THE FILM IS JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
Period.
Imagine expecting Lionheart to stand next to Parasite in the Nominations.
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Should read: Ready to beat the Academy’s ass for dropping #Lionheart despite the renamed “International Feature Film” category. Show that you want to “[promote] a positive and inclusive view of filmmaking...”.
Or keep the category the same if you’re playing by the same rules imo
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“International” or “Foreign” Award for films involving “non-Americans” speaking their national language is @TheAcademy token deference & latent colonial desire to “Hear the Natives” even while straining to read the English subtitles.@GenevieveNnaji1 #Lionheart @ava #OneNigeria
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I haven't even seen #Lionheart, nor am I really all that invested in the world of cinema, but I just KNOW yall some boomers @TheAcademy
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's other TweetsI haven't even seen #Lionheart, nor am I really all that invested in the world of cinema, but I just KNOW yall some boomers @TheAcademy
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's other TweetsI'm hearing all this fuss about Lionheart and @TheAcademy.
Why didn't Nigeria just submit Kesari?#TuesdayThoughts
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I'm sure if Lionheart was scripted completely in Igbo with English subtitles, it wouldn't even be recognised. But Genevieve decided, in all magnanimousity to create an inclusive movie that can appeal to a wider audience, yet, "Nigerians shouldn't speak so much English".
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