It shouldn't, but I keep forgetting that Mandela is coming out this year too.
No way do the Oscars give most of their nominations to black men. Tom Hanks is the only white man in a lead role who's got an Oscar buzz going for him this year.
If anybody should be knocked out of the running it SHOULD be Forrest Whittaker, but he made the type of film that white folks love and Jordan is so young they'll use the "He's got time to get more nominations" excuse to possibly exclude him.
12 years a slave is sounding like it's a lock for best picture, director, and screenplay though.
fukk FOREST c00nIKER AND fukk THE BUTLER