Emmett Till‘s family is saddened and stunned the Motion Picture Academy ignored the movie about this awful and critical story in American history … and it did so in every Oscar classification.
Emmett’s cousin and cofounder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, Deborah Watts, informs TMZ … the family is incredibly dissatisfied the movie “Till” and its lead starlet Danielle Deadwyler — who plays Emmett’s mother — got absolutely no elections.
Deborah states Danielle “embodied and delivered the true essence of our cousin, a loving and courageous mother, Mamie Till Mobley. She reached deeply and poured her heart and soul in this role as she embraced us intimately like no other, while transforming into Mamie and bringing her true essence and story to life.”
As you understand, the movie informs the story of Emmett’s 1955 kidnapping and lynching in Mississippi … which sent out shockwaves throughout the country when an image of his completely beaten body was revealed.
The family’s belief about Danielle being snubbed falls in line with a social networks pattern — folks explaining no Black females were chosen in the Best Actor classification … and this would not be the very first time.
Some users kept in mind Viola Davis was another deserving competitor for her efficiency in package workplace hit, “The Woman King”.
Going forward, Deborah states “The Emmett Till Legacy Family and community of supporters will ensure Emmett and Mamie’s legacies and story will continue to be told with or without any awards.”
Danielle has yet to respond openly — we connected to her representatives, however the truth is, stars seldom state anything about snubs.