David Oyelowo
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Oscars Diversity Protest Called Off at ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay’s Request
Instead, the Los Angeles chapter of the National Action Network will “pursue a direct dialogue” with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs
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How ‘Selma’ Oscar Winners Common and John Legend Use Fame as a Platform
“I feel like, ‘to whom much is given, much is required,’” says Common, who co-wrote “Glory” with Legend
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Oscar Performance: John Legend and Common’s ‘Glory’ Brings ‘Selma’s’ David Oyelowo to Tears (Video)
Actor has intensely emotional reaction to song from his film at awards ceremony
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Film Independent President Josh Welsh: Awards Diversity Problems Start at a ‘Much Deeper Level’ in Industry
“The lack of diversity in the film industry is an industry-wide problem,” executive tells TheWrap in this week’s “Office With a View”
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11 Things We Know About the Oscars Show
Music, young presenters, lots more black people than were nominated — what else is on tap for Oscar?
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Oscars Final Word: What ‘Birdman,’ ‘Boyhood’ and ‘American Sniper’s’ Ads Are Saying
Top contenders are all reaching for a message that can resonate in the final week of voting
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‘Selma’ Star David Oyelowo on Oscar Snubs: ‘Black People … Celebrated More When We Are Subservient’
“We’ve been leaders, we’ve been kings, we’ve been those who change the world,” the actor says at Santa Barbara Film Festival Q&A
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‘Selma’s’ Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo Reuniting for Hurricane Katrina Drama
It will be the director and actor’s third film together since “Middle of Nowhere”
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David Oyelowo Was Robbed of a Nomination (Guest Blog)
The Oscar snubs of the “Selma” star and director Ava DuVernay sparked a Hollywood racial diversity debate
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‘View’s’ Rosie O’Donnell Says ‘Selma’ Message Resonates: Today ‘Is Like a New Civil Rights Movement’ (Video)
British star of MLK biopic David Oyelowo tells ABC talk show hosts he “grew into” the role
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Oprah Winfrey Screams ‘Selma!’ as Cast Marches in Alabama for MLK Holiday Celebration
Winfrey, film’s castmembers join local residents at gathering to remember slain civil rights icon
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‘Selma’ Fails to Get Major MLK Boost at Box Office
Paramount’s civil rights drama doesn’t catch fire despite holiday, Best Picture Oscar nomination
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MTV to Go Black and White for MLK Day Specials on Race
Kendrick Lamar, Common and “Selma” director Ava DuVernay will help the network push its #TheTalk initiative
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Oprah Winfrey, ‘Selma’ Filmmakers to March in Alabama for Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday
Director Ava DuVernay, stars David Oyelowo and Common will also join local residents on Sunday to pay tribute to the civil rights leader
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‘Selma’ Expands Free Screenings to Over 275,000 Students
Paramount’s Ava DuVernay-directed historical drama was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar on Thursday