Originally Posted by EPOCH6

I guess what really makes the Academy Awards nominations so frustrating every single year is that we don't know the politics going down behind the scenes. If Selma is an astounding directorial accomplishment that swamps The Imitation Game in terms of talent and technicality (and I'm not saying it doesn't, as I said above I wouldn't argue with Selma snubbing Imitation Game for a nomination) then why didn't the highly accomplished voting directors nominate DuVernay instead? Is it because of her relatively small reputation and filmography? Shouldn't be, Morten Tyldum has an even smaller filmography. Is it for personal, racial, or political reasons? Or is it simply because The Imitation Game crew did a better job lobbying during the pre-Oscars season? I'm wondering the same thing for Gone Girl being snubbed from Adapted Screenplay and Original Music, or The Lego Movie being snubbed from Best Animated Film.