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Internet Loses It Over 'Green Book' Best Picture Victory | THR News
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Peter Farrelly's film nabbed three wins on Sunday night, including the top honor at the 91st Academy Awards.
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Almost as soon as Green Book was announced as the 2019 Oscars Best Picture winner,
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The Backlash, started rolling in. The movie tells the story of pianist Dr. Don Shirley,
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played by Mahershala Ali, and his white driver Tony, played by Viggo Mortensen,
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as they journey on a concert tour through the Deep South. And the film has not been
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without controversy throughout the awards circuit. Dr. Shirley's relatives had a number
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of objections around some of the facts in the film, with one family member calling the film
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a symphony of lies. Some critics also found that the film portrayed a white savior narrative.
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Upon accepting the award, director Peter Fairley notably thanked Mortensen and described the film
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like this.
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The story is about love. It's about loving each other despite our differences and finding
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the truth about who we are. We're the same people.
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Twitter had a lot to say about the win, with several social media users dubbing Green Book
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this year's Crash, a Best Picture winner about race that was also controversial.
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Others called out the movie team's acceptance speech for centering more on Mortensen's role
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in the film than Ali's. And writer Roxanne Gay tweeted,
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Really? In the year of Black Panther and Black Klansman? I'm disgusted.
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For the full list of this year's Oscar winners, head to THR.com.
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Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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