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He hated Steve McQueen so much, now we know the reason why
British artist-filmmaker Steve McQueen made history when he won Best Film for 12 Years A Slave in 2014. But what does he remember from that night at the Dolby Theatre?
“I met Prince,” McQueen joked this morning during an onstage screen talk at the London Film Festival, where his latest feature, Blitz, premieres tonight. “He took off his sunglasses and met my mother. It was Prince, man, oh my god.”
McQueen — who was questioned onstage by film critic Danny Leigh — continued to describe Oscars night in 2014 as "tough" before telling the London audience that he is proud of the film's legacy. However, he told the crowd that he is confident the film would not have been made if Barack Obama had not been in office at the time.
