Nigeria's Oscar race entry Lionheart disqualified by Academy over use of English
Academy Rules Under Fire After Nigeria Disqualified from International Film Race https://t.co/MXlyI2Fldg pic.twitter.com/BnvlZdcS8u
- Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) November 5, 2019
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AMPAS requires movies to have a 'predominantly non-English dialogue track' to be eligible for the Best International Feature Film award
80% of the dialogue in Lionheart in in english
English is the the official language of Nigeria
To @TheAcademy, You disqualified Nigeria’s first-ever submission for Best International Feature because its in English. But English is the official language of Nigeria. Are you barring this country from ever competing for an Oscar in its official language? https://t.co/X3EGb01tPF
- Ava DuVernay (@ava) November 4, 2019