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The Business

Hollywood News Banter

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

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By Kim Masters • Jan 16, 2015 • 1 min read

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

- Oscar nominations are out, and the nominees are very white and very male. In a huge snub, Ava DuVernay's MLK movie, Selma, was nominated for Best Picture, but not in any other categories except for Best Song. And in a flip situation, Bennett Miller is up for Best Director, but the film he directed, Foxcatcher, is not up for Best Picture.

- In the animation category, many thought The Lego Movie would be a lock for a win, but the film didn't even get nominated.

- Filmmaker Steve James was famously snubbed decades ago for his groundbreaking documentary Hoop Dreams. Now he's been passed over again for his Roger Ebert documentary, Life Itself, another favorite of the critics.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Matthew Belloni

    founding partner of Puck News

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    Kaitlin Parker

    Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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