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Deciding what is Oscarworthy is fundamentally subjective. So when it comes to the exclusion of Black women, it's important not to get caught up debating the merits of individual films or performances. Whatever your thoughts on, when you look at the big picture, it's clear that ‘s snubbed director Chinonye Chukwu wasn't exaggerating her industry's ‘unabashed misogyny towards Black women’.

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