Related: Kevin Pietersen 'devastated' by England snub but Andrew Strauss stands firm In a sense both positions are irrelevant because – as the 437th inconclusive press conference on the matter confirmed on Tuesday – the line can never be drawn.
The first world war-set epic, though tipped as an awards frontrunner earlier in the season, had been hobbled by just two Globe nods, as well as a snub yesterday from the Writers Guild of America.
The leaders of Apple's fellow giants in the tech industry – including Facebook, Google and Microsoft – were not in attendance at the White House summit, in a sign seen by many as a snub to the president.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes are cheeringly nominated; Michael Keaton will have to hope the snub works for him in the longer term with Oscar voters.
It was less a snub and more a question of logistics.
If the Swiss were offended by her snub, they didn't show it.
"It looks bad and it's quite a snub to the membership.
Yet few doubt the snub is real and grumbling continues from Gulf states about what they see as major flaws in a nearly complete deal to reign in Iran's nuclear potential – a misgiving underscored on the eve of the Camp David talks by reports that GCC members intend to match Tehran's continued ability to enrich uranium fuel.
The Dardenne brothers' snub in the same category at the Oscars for Two Days, One Night will rankle with Bafta voters, while Ida's Paweł Pawlikowski is seen as an honorary Brit (and the London film festival gave the film its top prize a year and a half ago).
As it began its third week in cinemas on Friday, there was little doubt that if film fans continue to snub PK's vociferous and occasionally violent critics, the movie will become the biggest money-spinner in Bollywood box office history, overtaking 2013's Dhoom 3 (£54.7m).
Screenwriter Jeremy Pikser, who received an Oscar nomination in 1998 for his work on the political satire Bulworth, thinks Selma's snub is straightforward and is down to racial fatigue on the behalf of academy voters.
