There are numerous cases of a director being rewarded by the Academy for a movie that isn’t exactly Oscar worthy because Oscar whiffed on a more deserving film.
Some believed that Straight Outta Compton belonged on the short list of Oscar winners.
Does that mean we think that Fast 8 will get Oscars because Compton was snubbed?
Either way, we can sort of get behind what the Pitch Black star is saying.