Lee Daniels' The Butler Snubbed Again, plus The Complete 2014 Oscar Nominees List
buzzz worthy. . . Viewers waited and hoped today would be the day award show gods would acknowledge one of the most praised films of 2013, "Lee Daniels' The Butler. " Yet again this morning during the televised Oscar nominations announcement, The Butler was left out completely at a major award show recognizing films. First the Golden Globes, now this. Before I get to the 2014 class of Oscar nominees (which are all listed below) I want to dedicate a paragraph to the one that got away. While canvassing around the Civil Rights Era, The Butler retold the real life story of an African American White House butler who served 8 presidents. Some say The Butler came out of the lab fit for high honors, ranking #1 on opening weekend. I would agree that the film was built with the components Oscar worthy films are made of. It had a glaringly capable (nearly all-star) cast, profound story, excellent cinematography and costuming, but it got zilch. Most of all,...