National Society of Film Critics
Chairman of the National Society of Film Critics and author of Spike Lee's America
PROFILE
David Sterritt
Guest
FROM David Sterritt
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A Short History of Oscar's Worst Snubs Is Stanley Kubrick the greatest director who never won an Oscar? What about Orson Wells? Is the Academy likely to make some new mistakes on Sunday night? Nine films are up for Best Picture this year, and the Golden Globes , Screen Actors Guild and other awards have created expectations for winners and losers. We look back at some mistakes of the past with David Sterritt, Chairman of the National Society of Film Critics . His latest book is Spike Lee's America .
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