Director leaves seat when race relations drama named best picture at Academy AwardsSpike Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was Oscar-nominated for best picture, said “the ref made a bad call” when Green Book won the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards.The director tried to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after the race relations drama was announced the winner at the end of the Oscars show, according to various media accounts, then returned to his seat, where he turned his back on the stage during the acceptance speeches.
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