'Lego Movie' director had the perfect response to Oscars snub
'The Lego Movie' has surprisingly been left out of the category for best animated movie
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-01-16 11:18 GMT
The Academy Awards snubbed The Lego Movie Thursday morning, denying the brick flick a nomination for Best Animated Picture. Lego Movie co-director Phil Lord responded to the snub on Twitter with perfect, plastic grace.
It's okay. Made my own! pic.twitter.com/kgyu1GRHGR
— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015This is not a tragedy. Congrats to incredible crew and cast of The Lego Movie, who made a classic.
— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015Perhaps dismissing the Lego film as a big toy advert, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences instead gave the nod to animated movies 'Big Hero 6', 'The Boxtrolls', 'How to Train Your Dragon 2', 'Song of the Sea', and 'The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'.