One of the biggest surprises of the recently announced Academy Awards nominations was the fact that Tilda Swinton was not nominated for an Oscar for her role in We Need to Talk About Kevin despite being nominated for her role by: SAG, HFPA, BFCA, and BAFTA.
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, provides a sinister explanation of the Academy's snub:
A flick through the November issue of the British edition of Voguerevealed one accessory I did not expect to see. After pages of faux fur, sequinned clutches and designer feathered capes, I happened upon something rather more surprising: a full-page shot of actress Tilda Swinton sporting a knitted scarf emblazoned not with a designer logo but with the word “Palestine.”
I don't buy it (too "conspiracy theory" for my taste) especially that other omissions include Steven Spielberg and David Fincher.
Image: Vogue.
