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Sounds like if a pouting Kam had his way, every black movie released in 2013 should be an Oscar contender. There were also many good white movies that were overlooked by the academy, not to mention outstanding performances by white actors who didn't make the cut. This years' nominees are a pretty good cross section of what exemplified good film making. In the Hollywood selection process, you win some, you lose some. That's show biz. Get over it. Kam's choice of "The Butler" being the best film doesn't reflect his usual standards. This film was a cobbled together episodic paragon that jammed everything you always wanted to know about the black struggle into the stereotypical confines of a single family, taking broad liberties along the way. Was it an entertaining tear jerker? Yes. Was it good film making? Not especially. As for Oprah and Forrest, they adequately portrayed their roles, no better or worst than the multitude of other actors, who don't rate Oscars every time they appear in a movie. The answer to Kam's final question is "yes". Stop expecting special treatment. An all-black venue where actors and the movies they star in will be nominated and crowned by their peers is the answer to his need for the black film community to be exclusively recognized.