Some crying foul over ageism for Oscars nominees

Published January 21, 2016 9:21am CST

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - There's been a lot of talk about snubs in this year's Oscar nomination category.

Earlier this week we heard from Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith about the lack of African-Americans nominated.

But there's also talk of ageism this year, specifically regarding Maggie Smith and her new movie “The Lady in the Van.”

FOX 32 entertainment reporter Bill Zwecker talks about the controversies surrounding this year’s Academy Awards.