LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations ballots opened this week, amplifying the shameless ad campaigns that studios wage to make sure their films are at the front of voters' minds. But there is a dark side to that magic — and it has been on display this week, too.
Oscar hopefuls Foxcatcher, Selma, The Imitation Game and even Big Eyes have fallen under varying degrees of shade in the past few days. The criticisms were the standard attacks on historical accuracy, always the danger when basing a film on real events.
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But there are sociopolitical undercurrents to this batch of nitpicking, and as Zero Dark Thirty found out a couple of years ago when the torture debate drowned out its awards merits, well ... that's a tug you don't want to feel come January. Read more...
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