Green Book film
A particularly grueling Oscar season ends by handing the top prize to a regressive racial cliché.
Asked what he thought of the film’s victory, Lee laughed and shouted, “Next question.”
However well-meaning, the road trip movie starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen has less to say than it thinks.
The film was plagued with controversy for sanitizing racism in the Jim Crow era.
Though the film has been embraced by some audiences and is an awards season darling, it's attracted controversy since its November premiere.
"A Star Is Born," "Green Book" and "Black Panther" are expected to be top Academy Awards contenders.