Robert Redford plays down Oscar snub


Robert Redford may have been one of the noteworthy exclusions in Thursday’s Oscar nominations, but as the actor-director kicked off the 30th edition of his Sundance Film Festival, he made the point that film is not all about Hollywood anyway.

A leading man in the 1970s and 1980s, Redford created the annual Sundance gathering in Park City, Utah, to give an outlet to independent film making and creativity brewing outside of the big studios.

Speaking at his annual press conference, Redford said he did not want the fact that he had not received an Academy Award nomination for his role in

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