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“The board is proud to recognize our honorees’ remarkable contributions,” said academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a statement on Thursday. “We’ll be celebrating their achievements with the knowledge that the work they have accomplished – with passion, dedication and a desire to make a positive difference – will also enrich future generations.”
Lee’s Do the Right Thing, earned him a 1989 Oscar nomination for original screenplay, and several film pundits consider his lack of directing nomination for the film a major snub. Um…Malcolm X, anyone? When the Levees Broke?
He has definitely been subbed. At any rate, congrats!
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