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'Selma' snubbed at 2015 Oscars after cast protested police violence, actor Oyelowo says

Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo [Photo: Danny Moloshok]

The civil rights movie “Selma” was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar voters had deliberately snubbed the film in 2015.

Oyelowo, who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, said members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences objected when “Selma” cast members protested the death of a black American.

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