The politicization of art is antithetical to creativity. A fine film is a rewarding, award, to the discerning viewer. Post modern art, is cultural Marxist crap.

I disagree - Last year "12 Years a Slave" won Best Picture, Lupita Nyong'o (who acted in the film) won Best Supporting Actress, and John Ridley (a writer for the film) won Best Adapted Screenplay. Furthermore, the following people (many of them black) were nominated for their work on the film: Steve McQueen (Best Director), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Best Actor), Michael Fassbender (Best Supporting Actor), and three other nominations for Production Design, Costume Design, and Film Editing.

It seems to me that the Academy does indeed recognize achievement in film, regardless of race, when that film deserves recognition. Perhaps "Selma" simply does not present itself as a well-made film, regardless of the issues involved and the story being told. I have watched "Selma" and thought that it did not represent a mastery of film as an art form. Again, this has nothing to do with the story being told, but has a lot to do with script, camera placement and movement, scene progression, length of takes, and etc.

I suggest that the Academy is fair with regard to race and racial issues and I give last year's Best Picture winner as support for this statement.

I still rather like George C Scotts take on missing the Oscars: he was busy watching a hockey game.
That said, it can be a hoot sometimes to watch.
Well, there is always the BET Awards, which you know no white person is EVER gonna win.
In fact, BET edited out white characters and storylines from THE WIRE, without so much as a peep from anyone.
Now THAT is called racism.

Poor sports will say anything to spite their betters.

Has anyone ever really thought awards like the Oscars and Grammy's really represent the best in film and music. The Oscars maybe more so than the Grammy's, but anything too original or creative is almost always overlooked (Under the Skin, Inherent Vice). Wes Anderson was only recognized as a director this year after finally achieving some commercial success. As far as race goes, I think the representation of minorities or lack there of is on par with society as a whole, which obviously is not great. This is an issue that should be debated beyond just awards such as these.

An Oscar might just be condemnation with faint praise.

Wes Anderson was nominated. The king of hipster racism. Oscars are obsolete. I loved Selma, but Inherent Vice was a masterpiece... and overlooked. This academy is just more patriarchal bull-crap.

Selma wasn't very good