In my view Spike Lee‘s best film ever was Malcolm X (’92), and if industry consciousness had been where it should have damn well been back then, Malcolm X might well have won the Best Picture Oscar. Who knows?
As Spike Lee celebrates his first Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, I'm reminded of the 1989 Oscars, when presenter Kim Basinger went off-book to blast the Academy for snubbing Spike's DO THE RIGHT THING pic.twitter.com/JXEMwhaBdd
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) January 22, 2019
