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(4,462 posts)Are you stating that Selma deserves Oscar nominations simply because of institutional racism and because of the need make Americans "pay attention" to losses of civil rights?
The only reason why Selma should receive any Oscar nominations is if the acting, directing, etc. of the movie was sufficiently good and notable to deserve such nominations as compared to its peers this year. The Academy is under no obligation, legal or moral, to nominate any film because it advances certain political interests.
I can appreciate the complaint that Selma was actually deserving of nominations because of merit, although it's hardly the first film to get snubbed. However, if the argument is that the film deserved nominations primarily because it concerned minority issues without regard to individual merit or this year's competition, you will certainly not have my support, nor I would imagine much of anyone else.