The 91st annual Academy Awards delivered a few notable moments of praise for Black nominees and winners with the likes of Regina King, Mahershala Ali and Spike Lee earning trophies for their work.

The latter, however, didn't hesitate when expressing his disgust over one of the year's most controversial films, Green Book, winning in the most coveted category of the night: Best Picture.

Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was also nominated in the Best Picture category, wasted no time in sharing how he truly felt about Green Book's major win at Sunday's Academy Awards.
Taking to the press room, backstage, Lee shared that he had a case of déjà vu in that moment as he recalled that his film, Do the Right Thing, was snubbed of a Best Picture nomination at the 1989 Oscars, with Driving Miss Daisy — a film about a Black chauffeur and a white elderly Southern woman — taking the win.
"I'm snakebit," he told reporters. "Every time someone is driving somebody, I lose."
Lee was being literal with his statement, but no doubt there was a more subtle message in his words about Hollywood rewarding films about white saviors, or that center around white narratives, and largely ignoring films that take a more complex look at issues of race and class.

Going even a step further in his critique of the win, the director, who is an infamous super-fan of the New York Knicks, shared his exact thoughts when he heard Green Book announced as the Best Picture victor.

"I thought I was courtside at the [Madison Square] Garden, and the ref made a bad call,'' he said.

Take a look at his unapologetic disapproval, below: