Hollywood, CA – Spike Lee scooped up his first Oscar on Sunday night time (February 24) throughout the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood. The celebrated director took residence the gilded trophy within the Greatest Tailored Screenplay class for his movie BlacKkKlansman.
Fellow Oscar winner Jamie Foxx couldn’t have been happier for his longtime pal. He advised TMZ it was “great second” to see Samuel L. Jackson hand Lee the Oscar.
However Donald Trump wasn’t so impressed. Towards the top Lee’s acceptance speech, he referenced his 1989 movie Do The Proper Factor and utilized it to the 2020 election. Anybody studying between the traces instantly acknowledged it was a slight aimed on the present POTUS.
Par for the course, Trump took to Twitter on Monday (February 25) to sentence Lee’s actions and pat himself on the again.
“Be good if Spike Lee may learn his notes, or higher but not have to make use of notes in any respect, when doing his racist hit in your President, who has achieved extra for African People (Felony Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in Historical past, Tax Cuts,and many others.) than virtually some other Pres!” he wrote.
Be good if Spike Lee may learn his notes, or higher but not have to make use of notes in any respect, when doing his racist hit in your President, who has achieved extra for African People (Felony Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in Historical past, Tax Cuts,and many others.) than virtually some other Pres!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
Regardless of Lee’s Oscar win, the Brooklyn native was noticeably upset when Inexperienced Guide gained Greatest Image, beating out BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Roma, Vice, A Star Is Born and The Favorite.
As soon as the winner was introduced, Lee reportedly threw his palms up and tried to exit the venue. Within the press room, he later defined he was annoyed that he misplaced to Driving Miss Daisy in 1989, though Do The Proper Factor wasn’t even nominated that 12 months.
“That is my sixth glass champagne] and you already know why,” he advised reporters. “I’m snake-bit. Each time somebody is driving any person I lose. However in ’89 I didn’t get nominated, so.”
He added, “I believed I used to be courtside on the Backyard and the ref made a nasty name.”
Try Lee’s full press room speech beneath.