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Are the Oscars Still Relevant?
Episode 34

Are the Oscars Still Relevant?

America: The Story of the USA · Liam Heffernan

February 27, 202443m 23s

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Show Notes

This week, as the who’s who of entertainment descend on Hollywood for the glitziest night on the calendar, I want to know if anyone still cares about film awards, and when viewing figures continue to decrease, why do they still generate so many headlines, as I ask… are the Oscars still relevant?

And to discuss this I am joined by

  1. Vaughn Joy, a PhD candidate at UCL studying mid-century Hollywood, politics, and their cross-section through a case study on Christmas films.

Useful Resources:

The Oscars Official Website

Subscribe to Vaughn's newsletter, Review Roulette


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