Jon Voight Says Angelina Jolie Deserved Oscar Nod for Best Director

Al Bello/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Angelina Jolie has the support of her dad this award season.

Though her film Unbroken earned a few Oscar nominations in the technical categories, she was excluded from the best director race. Her father, Jon Voight, believes she was overlooked.

According to New York magazine’s Vulture, the actor told reporters at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys gala in Beverly Hills last weekend, “I wish she had [been nominated], because I think she deserved it.”

Voight added, “I think her direction is astounding, really astounding, and if she wasn’t my daughter, I’d still say, ‘I want to work for that one.’ She’s a great actor’s director — the pace of the film, the size of the film. Unbelievably difficult stuff that she accomplished.”

ABC will air the Oscars on Feb. 22.


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