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Issa Rae recently dished about her quip about the fact that only males were nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
The Insecure star went viral on Monday, January 13, for a comment she made while she was announcing the annual ceremony’s nominees. According to CNN, the actress was sitting next to actor John Cho as they read off the nominees for Best Director. The outlet reports that several, male stars were named as nominees, including Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Todd Phillips (Joker), Sam Mendes (1917), Quentin Tarantino (Once upon a Time… in Hollywood) and Bong Joon Ho (Parasite). Upon reading off the names of the nominees, Rae left a small comment regarding them before moving on to the next category.
“Congratulations to those men,” the executive producer said on screen.