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Ava and David Oyelowo made headlines recently when they claimed members refused to vote for Selma at the Oscars in 2015, following the cast’s support of Eric Garner.Eric died after he was placed in a chokehold during an arrest by a white police officer in New York, in 2014, despite explaining that he ‘couldn’t breathe’.The cast, as well as the director, later attended Selma’s premiere wearing T-shirts bearing the words ‘I can’t breathe’.Ava & David, we hear you.

Unacceptable. Weâre committed to progress. @ava #DavidOyelowo https://t.co/1LoriTfYvaDavid, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the film, told Screen Daily that, following the premiere, Academy members called the studio saying they would not vote for the film at the upcoming.

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