Angelina Jolie Hurting Over Golden Globes 2015 Snub; Hollywood Foreign Press Association Explains

Even though Angelina Jolie received wide acclaim for her directorial debut movie "Unbroken," the film was not nominated in the Golden Globe Awards 2015. Sources claimed that the actress/director is now hurt over the snub. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association explained why the movie did not get a nod during the awarding event.

Angelina Jolie has her picture taken with fans at the world premiere of her film "Unbroken" at the State Theatre in Sydney, November 17, 2014. The war drama, based on the life of World War Two American prisoner of war Louis Zamperini, was directed by Jolie and filmed in Australia.

"Angelina's hurt," said a source, as quoted by Page Six. "She's been upset that the film was overlooked." Her movie, along that of Clint Eastwood titled "American Sniper," were both shut out of the awarding event.
Page Six also has the inside scoop as to why "Unbroken" was snubbed. Hollywood Foreign Press Association member told Page Six, "A few years ago, she would have been in," but apparently this year, the film did not measure up to the Golden Globe's voters anymore. However, it remains to be seen if the movie will be up for an Oscars, considering the positive reviews it got.

Despite the snub, the movie was able to attract a lot of attention, especially because it could create quite a stir among Japanese viewers. The movie depicted the difficult years that the protagonist, Louis Zamperini, experienced within a Japanese internment camp as a prisoner of war. The movie showed him being beaten mercilessly by Mutsuhiro Watanabe, a sadistic officer with the nickname of "Bird." The officer was played by Japanese rockstar Miyavi, who admitted that he could not contain himself when filming one vicious scene and had to throw up. A devout Christian, Louis Zamperini would later offer forgiveness to the guards who inflicted pain on him. However, Bird would not meet him. Louis Zamperini would run a leg of the Olympic torch relay there, showing how his character healed from the harrowing experience.
Asked on what she thinks would be the reaction of the Japanese when they saw the film, Angelina Jolie said that she did not make the movie to demean or judge the Japanese, but as it is a movie set during the war era, some negative facts cannot be concealed. She said the movie wants to tell Louis Zamperini's story, "which comes with a harsh reality." She clarified that that "Bird" or Watanabe does not represent Japan.

Source:http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/579019/20150114/angelina-jolie-hurting-over-golden-globes-2015.htm