USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Steve Mcqueen, Director of "12 Years a Slave" film, heckled at awards

The British director Steve McQueen was labelled a "an embarrassing doorman and garbage man", by a prominent contrarian film critic in an alarming heckling incident at the New York Critics Circle awards last night.

The 12 Years a Slave film-maker was targeted by CityArts editor Armond White as he picked up the best director prize for his harrowing Oscar-tipped slavery drama, according to Variety. He did not react to the barb.

White, a controversial former host of the ceremony, began heckling from his table as soon as McQueen took to the stage to accept the prize. He shouted: "You're an embarrassing doorman and garbage man. Fuck you. Kiss my ass."

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