“American Sniper” failed to win any Oscars on Sunday outside of the Best Sound Editing category, and Jon Stewart couldn’t believe conservative media personalities were blaming Hollywood’s alleged “liberal bias” over the movie’s subject, or perhaps director Clint Eastwood‘s politics.
“Clint Eastwood has been a conservative icon for years,” Stewart said on “The Daily Show” on Wednesday. “Oscar’s already awarded him with Best Director
Stewart called out Fox News for dedicating several segments to the movie’s failure to beat “Birdman” for Best Picture, and showed a clip of “Clueless” actress Stacey Dash lamenting that Eastwood’s presence at the 2012 Republican National Convention was “probably” to blame for the movie’s loss.