Through her official Twitter feed, DuVernay shared the above video as an obvious tribute to the performance that she fostered out of Oyelowo's chops on the Selma set. Along with the video, she tweeted a very special message to her film's leading man:
It's true that Selma wasn't completely shut out from tonight's Oscar ceremony, and there's a huge amount of supporters who feel that the film should have been given more for its efforts in telling such a pivotal story of American history. With DuVernay's steady hand with the emotional and thematic content, and with Oyelowo's masterful performance of the more human side of Dr. King, Selma elevated itself past mere biopic status and turned itself into something that truly can last the test of time.
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