James Gunn unhappy with 'Spotlight' best picture win at Oscars

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 01 2016 | 3:02 PM IST
Filmmaker James Gunn has expressed his displeasure over the best picture win of journalism drama "Spotlight" at the 88th Academy Awards.
Shortly after the winner of the coveted prize was announced at the ceremony, the "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" filmmaker took to Twitter to express his feeling about the results of the awards show.
"I hate when Best Picture goes to a different film than Best Director," he lashed out, apparently thinking that "The Revenant" should've taken the honor instead.
"Does our own industry not understand what a director does?"
His post prompted responses from other users.
Sela Shiloni commented, "The Revenant was an incredible achievement in directing. After it got through editing, though, not the greatest movie...."
Gunn wrote back, "The director also directs the editor. That is what a director does. And THAT is the misunderstanding.
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First Published: Mar 01 2016 | 3:02 PM IST