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i would like to see him do a show with david. >> david oyelowo-oh. >> you're an actress, i believe. thoughts? >> she was great. thank you so much. no one else has told me that. listen, i feel you oyelowo-oh. some of us women get naked for roles thinking we're going to win awards and we don't. and by we, i mean the one i hate the most, anne hathaway for thought she would get an award for the movie where she was drugged and naked like she was addicted to something. >> don't say any lousy about anne hathaway. >> i'm just jealous of the career. >> he's a big anne hathaway fan. used to sleep with her. >> what? how dare you? >> i thought you did. >> that's so inappropriate. >> i'm inappropriate? >> that's just bad choice in a sorry career. that is inappropriate. >> excuse me. i make a hell of a lot more than you talking in the afternoon. >> we're going to take break. >> why? >> because we're running out of time. two seconds. in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it. we put members first. join the nation. t

he was snubbed and didn't get an oscar nomination but what david oyelowo is saying about his academyf motion pictures art and sciences how they're treating black actors when they play strong leaders. >>> and a drone takes us inside of an active volcano and none other than our own ginger zee was there. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> all right. we are closing in on hollywood's biggest night of the year, the 87th annual academy awards. >> this morning, academy is under fire after david oyelowo is speaking out about his oscar snub. >> here's abc's mara schiavocampo. >> though it is hailed by some as an oscar worthy performance, actor david oyelowo was not nominated for playing martin luther king jr. in "selma." the actor is speaking out for the first time about what many are calling a notable snub. >> i say to people calm down, it's fine. be angry. be angry. >> he said that black actors aren't recognized enough for playing strong characters. >> to me denzel washington should have won for playing malcolm x.

steve carell is over there and david oyelowo played dr.l be back from the red carpet live at the oscars, the 87th annual oscars academy awards. we'll try to get the guy from "selma" right after this break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and i quit smoking with chantix. my children always wanted me to quit smoking but i resigned myself to the fact that it wasn't going to work. but chantix helped me do it. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it gave me the power to overcome the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history of seizures. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop chantix and see your

they cut to david oyelowo in the crowd. tears streaming down his face.hen john legend and common made their speech, they cut back to david oyelowo again. more tears coming down their faces there. i think there were some great political speeches, not just john legend and common but a lot of people. i think that's what people will take from tonight. >> what an incredible evening tonight. abc's jason nathanson, thank you. >> our coverage of the academy awards does not end here. >> we will get a hollywood insiders report of the winners and losers and what happened on the stage. that's later this half hour. >>> now to a less than pleasant subject. miserable winter storms. the denver area will have a messy, slippery commute this morning. the state legislature cancelled the session today because driving is unsafe. linzie janis has details. >> reporter: after the ice and snowstorm that devastated the southeast, people here in monterrey, tennessee, are cleaning up and digging out. >> i have lived here some 46, 47 years and worst ice storm ever had. >> reporter: p

. >>> and behold the glory that is "glory", an original songs that had david oyelowo weeping. even oprah's not immune to a tear-jerking tune. so what is it about the sadness of songs that tugs at our heartstrings? but first, the "nightline" five. >>> good evening. we have breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the verdict is in for the american sniper trial. the jury finding troubled eczema reason eddie ray routh of murdering chris kyle and another fellow army veteran in cold blood. a poignant final chapter to a story that continues to captivate our country. >> all rise! >> after nine days of an involved and emotional murder trial, the judge delivered the jury's verdict in this hushed courtroom. >> we the jury find the defendant eddie ray routh guilty for the offense of capital murder. >> eddie ray routh found guilty of capital murder in the murder of chris kyle and chad littlefield. the jury of ten women and two men rejected his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. the larger than life character played by bradley cooper in "american sniper", we know the former mari

. >> david oyelowo: those who have gone before us say, "no more! no more!"mon: in duvernay's film the british actor david oyelowo does indeed make king come alive. it's a vivid retelling of those dangerous days in 1965 when, in selma and much of the south, the right to vote was reserved for whites, and blacks were given impossibly difficult tests to get on the voting rolls. >> how many county judges in alabama? >> 67. >> name them. >> simon: the flash point in selma came when voting rights marchers crossed this bridge one sunday, hoping to take their case all the way to the state capital of montgomery, 50 miles away. >> you are ordered to disperse. >> simon: this is the real-life version of what happened at the foot of that bridge, described in 1965 by cbs news correspondent bill stout. >> bill stout: they were beaten back with canes and clubs and whips and tear gas and nausea gas. the screams of the marchers and the thud of the clubs and hoof beats were carried by television to an unbelieving america. >> simon: and 50 years later ava duvernay's recreation o

an original song that has david oyelowo weeping at the oscars. even oprah's not immune to a tearjerker tune. so what is it about the sadness in songs that tugs at our heartstrings. but first, the "nightline" five. >>> new always discreet underwear. now bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. i would never imagine a life without an assistance dog ever again. i relied on people a lot. he helps me live a more independent life. bulldog: we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com, or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs helping dogs help people >>> good evening. we have breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the verdict is in for the american sniper trial. the jury finding eddie ray routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and chad littlefield. a poignant final chapter to a story

david oyelowo is slamming hollywood about this.vocampo has the story. >> reporter: though it's been hailed by some as an oscar-worthy performance -- >> give us the vote. >> reporter: -- actor david oyelowo was not nominated for playing dr. martin luther king jr. in "selma." this morning, the actor is speaking out for the first time about what many are calling a notable snub. >> i say to people calm down it's fine. be angry, be angry. >> reporter: speaking at the santa barbara international film festival oyelowo said black actors aren't recognized enough for playing strong characters. >> telling god's word -- >> to me denzel washington should have won for playing malcolm x. >> i earned that money ten hours a day -- >> reporter: also citing sidney poitier not even nominated for "in the heat of the night." >> generally speaking we as black people have been celebrated more for when we are subechlt rchlt subservient. >> reporter: it's seen as some by a big problem in hollywood. this year all 20 lead and supporting actor nominees are whi

. >>> and behold the glory that is "glory", an original songs that had david oyelowo weeping.

when david oyelowo read the script in 2007 there was no chance that he would have been cast in that rolee had been made that year. he had just arrived in hollywood from england. his body of work was not substantial enough to be considered for the lead in a major motion picture and his british accent had not been tamed to the point where he could have delivered the mesmerizing sound of martin luther king jr. and so this this is one of those rare instances where languishing and development hell in hollywood was the best thing that could have happened for "selma." the brilliant ava was in no position to be offered the role of directing in 2007. so in effect, the script just waited for david and ava to be ready and able to do it. she shot the movie in 32 days. most directors would have taken triple that time. strong bonds developed during the film shoot. the longer the shoot, the deeper the bonds. actor to actor, director to actors, and of course the crew. a real familiar love develops. the longer the team is together the harder it is to say goodbye. and everyone doesn't say goodbye on the s

when you look at the performance by david oyelowo, not nominated for best actor. i'm sorry.re's certainly in my mind, that looks and sounds like a snub. >> victoria, quickly go ahead, please. >> don, it starts at the executive level. and if you're really talking about restructuring, it has to start in the boardroom. it has to start with hiring other people that are of color, african americans, people of color, so that we have the full bloom of what america looks like. you can't have our dollars and not offer any economic reciprocity. the young and the restless is a product that is an exportable product. it's seen in a hundred countries. the idea that african americans make it number one and bold and beautiful number two, and there's no economic reciprocity, this is unacceptable in 21st century america. >> thank you both. we'll talk more about this. we have a lot more on this subject. tomorrow i'll sit down with lee daniels, writer and director of the hit series "empire." and coming up, you heard judy giuliani's comments questioning president obama's patriotism. next what ann

. >> charlie: that's what's important about the performance, that david oyelowo does.rlie: and he said, it's not dr. king , but it's his spirit. >> yeah. >> charlie: that's what's important. he said, you felt that david caught the spirit of martin luther king. >> that's what the film carries, is the spirit. >> charlie: it's not an imitation. it's the spirit. >> it's the spirit. as ambassador young told you he's not emulating dr. king he's just carrying what the energy is and what the spirit brought across. that spirit brought across a lot of great things from love forgiveness, courage, belief in the oneness and also just i think the humanity of him, of things that existed in dr. king that weren't perfect obviously, david was able to bring that and ava did a wonderful job in showing all these people were people. and that inspired me because that was one of the things -- >> charlie: that none of them were perfect. >> nobody in the whole film was perfect. that was likely inspirational because it made me say, look somewhere we got dr. king in us. you know it could be a you

david oyelowo's fine wine to jared leto's powder blue. >> and this year's winner for bluest tux and whitest the subtle and not so subtle changes in hollywood, men closing the gap, women pushing to close the salary gap. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> that manscara thing gets me. i don't know why. so apparently there are specific brands for men. >> you know. you know. >> where did you find this photo? i shredded this photo. i shredded this -- this is my robert smith face. i was in to the cure. >> you were in to the cure. >> i loved them so much. it was sad. it was dark. >> to the graphics department, amazing job. fantastic. >> announcer: this is abc "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. [panting] [tap tap] meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.org. [thunk, glass squeaks] adopt. (ti

it's "boyhood" and david oyelowo as martin luther king in "selma" gave the year's best performance andated. why is this the whitest, most lilly livered set of nominations in decades? i leave it there except even i get turned on by the unhinged glamour, the confrontational clothes horsing, the savage competition to see who can act more humble. i love watching desperately insecure people win, their instant realization that whatever they do for the rest of their lives their owe bit to you ware will open with academy award winner, joe blow, who wouldn't want to be joe blow? i already know some of tonight's joe and josie blows no one can take supporting actress from "boyhood's" patricia arquette. >> i hope so. >> her performance snapped into focus when she said in her last scene that she'd stopped seeing herself as a personal, only a mom. it was heartbreaking, oscar for the actress validates the character, too. plus, women in hollywood love that she's had no plastic surgery. >> i know what i'm feeling. >> julian moore as victim of early onset alzheimer's a lock. oscar bait role meets oscar

saying, the help, what are you, treating her like, making her perform, in a way, and even with david oyelowoonounced his name several times. >> oyelowo. >> and then it's a show that makes fun of travolta mispronouncing a name last year. >> we do not want to see a smooth academy awards. anybody who tells you that they're not disappointed in the academy awards is not being a true american. you're supposed to be disappointed in the academy awards. what's nice is that they resolutely traditionally, every year do disappoint us in one way or the other. and it's a very hard show to execute. there is no, they don't capitulate to our modern need to be entertained. and i love that about them. so without these things, we wouldn't have, you know, something to talk about. >> and what happens now to "birdman", with these oscars? it's pretty much run its course, its business cycle already, hasn't it? >> it will get a boost as the best picture winner usually does. one of the most disappointing things for me is that "birdman" won. we have people reaching out into the world, talking about important issues tha

david oyelowo. >> he also received some criticism for a poorly timed joke after a powerful acceptanceut suicide out loud. >> harris came back on stage with this. >> it takes a lot of balls to wear a dress like that. >> after a marathon three hour and 38-minute long show -- >> inside, prediction. >> harris owned up to both the highs and the lows of the night with one final bit. >> i will intentionally miss spell chiwetel ejiofor's last name. >> he hosted them four times and emmys twice, it's certain he'll host another time. >> that's a tough job. >> it's got to be the hardest job in shows by. if you inject yourself too much you get criticized and everyone loves the events but thinks the execution is cumbersome >> and it's a lengthy show. >> yes, it sniesis. >> and the best is comedians. >> i think if they bring him back, he'll do an even better job personally. >> jamie, thank you. good to see you. we'll look at more of the big moments with nancy o'dell. >>> and an amazing save off hawaii. how a whale was sets free. >>> how photos have active >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morn

. >> though it is hailed by some as an oscar worthy performance, actor david oyelowo was not nominatedng martin luther king jr. in "selma." he actor is speaking out for the first time what many are calling a notable snub. >> i say to people calm down, it's fine. be angry. be angry. >> he said that black actors aren't recognized enough for playing strong characters. >> to me denzel washington should have won for playing malcolm x. >> i earned that money ten hours a day, seven days a week. >> reporter: and citing sundayny poitier not nominated for "in the heat of the night." >> generally speaking, we as black people have been celebrated more for when we are subservient, when we are not being leaders or kings or being in the center of our own narrative driving it forward with. >> reporter: lack of diversity is seen by some as a big problem in hollywood. this year all 20 lead and supporting actor nominees are white. >> something you can't kind of understand. >> disappointed. >> reporter: only the second time that's happened in nearly 20 years. >> the entire brouhaha over "selma" has opened

i did think david oyelowo would come up with a best actor nomination. >> "hollywood reporter" is releasingthey spoke to and interviewed amon eded anonymous academy voters and are releasing excerpts from their conversations with them. this is what one person said what no one wants to say out loud is that "selma" is a well-crafted movie, but there's no art to it. if the movie would have been directed by a 60-year-old white male i don't think that people would be carrying onto the level they were. do you think this is fair assessments of the average academy vote centre. >> i do not. i talked to a bunch of voters this does not represent the academy. this is one person i think the "hollywood reporter" pulled this out to be sensational, quite frankly. this doesn't represent the people i talked to. everybody has got a different opinion, to paint the academy like this is to say essentially, they're racist. and i don't believe that they are. >> but, wait now we have to point out, joseph i know you used to work at "hollywood reporter" the fact is the average academy older, is male is caucasian, ther