Los Angeles, Dec 11 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Ryan Coogler is opening up on turning down an invitation to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

The filmmaker has shared that he didn’t turn down the offer from the Academy “out of animosity”, reports ‘Female First UK’.

He was asked to join the organisation in 2016, and while it has been speculated that he snubbed the body as a result of never being nominated for his work, he insisted he is simply too busy with his commitments to his film school and unions.

He told the New York Times newspaper, “It’s not out of animosity. “And I’m not good at judging things, bro. The act of ‘Hey, pick the best thing’ is very stressful for me, even when there’s no stakes involved”.

As per ‘Female First UK’, the 39-year-old director is more int

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