Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?
How significant are race, power and celebrity friends in the campaign to win an Oscar?
This week the final round of voting opens for the 95th Academy Awards – and the Oscars are embroiled in a row about diversity again. The latest controversy centres around a shock nomination for best actress, raising questions about the fairness of the system. Just how significant are race, power and celebrity friends in the campaign to win an Oscar?
Guest: Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: ITV, ABC, Good Morning America, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, NBC, Nine Network.
Film credits: Gladiator - Dreamworks Pictures/Universal Pictures; Till - MGM Studios/Orion Pictures; The Woman King - Sony Pictures/Entertainment One; To Leslie - Momentum Pictures; Shakespeare In Love - Miramax Films/Universal Pictures.
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