Opinion | Disqualifying 'Lionheart' from the Oscars ignores colonialism's impact

Opinion | Aramide A. Tinubu: Disqualifying 'Lionheart' from the Oscars ignores colonialism's impact - NBCNewsTHINK

On Monday, Nov. 4, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their devastating decision toin the best international film category, Genevieve Nnaji's feminist and emotionally searing"Lionheart," from the 2020 Oscars race. Apparently, the film had not been vetted by the academy’s International Feature Film Award Executive Committee prior to the Oct. 7 announcement of qualifying films, when it was first named.

The academy, which has recently changed the name of the category from"best foreign language film" to"best international film," disqualified"Lionheart" under the rule that best international film entries must boast"a predominantly non-English dialogue track." It should be noted that in addition to English, the Nigerian language Igbo is also spoken throughout"Lionheart," Netflix's first original film from Nigeria.

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