Hollywood’s biggest night saw ‘Green Book’ winning the award for the ‘Best Picture’ and Mahershala Ali winning best supporting actor for the film. On the breaking of the news, social media was very unhappy with the ‘Green Book’ winning the best picture award at the Oscars.
The film shows the real-life relationship between piano Virtuoso Dr. Donald Shirley, played by best-supporting actor Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali and Tony Vallelonga, played by Viggo Mortensen who was his driver during a concert tour of South in the 1960s, reported CNN.
Georgia Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis introduced the film at Oscars saying, ” I can bear reference from the painted portrait of that time and place in our history is very real.” Adding, “It’s seared in my memory, black men and women, our brothers and sisters, treated as second class citizens, threatened for raising their families or earning a living, beaten and sometimes killed for the crime of trying to live a life with dignity. Our nation bears the scars of that time, as do I.”
His words were powerful and painful, though Twitter was outraged that what he stands for was not actually reflected in ‘Green Book’.
Propagating the white savior narrative: a low moment for John Lewis at the #oscars Donald Trump would have been a better peddler of Green Book's saccharine propaganda. pic.twitter.com/UMdpTNJYI1
— Raquel Cepeda (@RaquelCepeda) February 25, 2019
Samuel L. Jackson's reaction to Green Book winning Best Screenplay is all of our reactions. pic.twitter.com/p8bI70JhBd
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 25, 2019
Spike Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was nominated for best picture, said: “the ref made a bad call” when Green Book won the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Spike Lee has the perfect response to #GreenBook winning. 😭 pic.twitter.com/LvLYJnGrmZ
— Complex (@Complex) February 25, 2019