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The 90th Academy Awards get underway in Los Angeles this weekend (ceremony starts 5th March 0100GMT). After a wave of sex scandals and allegations, including against the producer Harvey Weinstein, many say the movie industry is experiencing a sea change that will be played out at this year's awards. Frances Read reports from Los Angeles.
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VO1: He was behind some of the most successful films in Hollywood - from Pulp Fiction to Silver Linings Playbook. It was an era in the film industry that Harvey Weinstein helped to shape - with his company producing or distributing movies that have been nominated for hundreds of Oscars. Now the Weinstein Company is filing for bankruptcy and Harvey Weinstein's reputation is in tatters after around 80 women accused him of sexual misconduct. His downfall has been swift and those in the industry say the Hollywood landscape will now change. Tim Gray is from the magazine, Variety:
"It's definitely been a unique year, I mean I would say for last few years people talk about the Oscars but more about "oscars so white" and lack of diversity and this year "me too" and lack of gender equality. I seriously think social media is making a difference because in the 50s, 60s, 70s these same arguments were being raised, saying why aren't there more roles for black actors and women in executive roles. But with social media it's like having a conscience on your shoulder saying, where were these roles we asked about last year?"
VO2: And there seems to be momentum - fuelled partially by the MeToo and TimesUp movements. But change is also reflected across the board. Jordan Peele is the first African-American filmmaker ever nominated for directing, writing, and producing in the same year. He's also only the fifth black person to be nominated for Best Director. Rachel Morrison becomes the first female cinematographer ever to be nominated, while Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman ever, to be nominated for Best Director. Karen North is a professor at the University of Southern California.
"Hollywood is very responsive to those powerful movements and they try to manage things to give new people opportunities so one would expect that not only will there be the demise of the casting couch, finally, but there will also be also additional opportunities for women behind the camera and in front of the camera in positions more of power and less submissive."
VO3: The Oscars have long been a platform for celebrities to raise social and political issues. But this year, it seems to be about a total reinvention of an industry that many say has, for too long, served too few. I'm Frances Read in Los Angeles.
The 90th Academy Awards get underway in Los Angeles this weekend (ceremony starts 5th March 0100GMT). After a wave of sex scandals and allegations, including against the producer Harvey Weinstein, many say the movie industry is experiencing a sea change that will be played out at this year's awards. Frances Read reports from Los Angeles.
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DUR: 2,43"
GENERIC PKG: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0226PreOscars-fr-gen.mp3
PULP FICTION CLIP: "Don't you hate that?" "What" "Uncomfortable siliences"
VO1: He was behind some of the most successful films in Hollywood - from Pulp Fiction to Silver Linings Playbook. It was an era in the film industry that Harvey Weinstein helped to shape - with his company producing or distributing movies that have been nominated for hundreds of Oscars. Now the Weinstein Company is filing for bankruptcy and Harvey Weinstein's reputation is in tatters after around 80 women accused him of sexual misconduct. His downfall has been swift and those in the industry say the Hollywood landscape will now change. Tim Gray is from the magazine, Variety:
"It's definitely been a unique year, I mean I would say for last few years people talk about the Oscars but more about "oscars so white" and lack of diversity and this year "me too" and lack of gender equality. I seriously think social media is making a difference because in the 50s, 60s, 70s these same arguments were being raised, saying why aren't there more roles for black actors and women in executive roles. But with social media it's like having a conscience on your shoulder saying, where were these roles we asked about last year?"
VO2: And there seems to be momentum - fuelled partially by the MeToo and TimesUp movements. But change is also reflected across the board. Jordan Peele is the first African-American filmmaker ever nominated for directing, writing, and producing in the same year. He's also only the fifth black person to be nominated for Best Director. Rachel Morrison becomes the first female cinematographer ever to be nominated, while Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman ever, to be nominated for Best Director. Karen North is a professor at the University of Southern California.
"Hollywood is very responsive to those powerful movements and they try to manage things to give new people opportunities so one would expect that not only will there be the demise of the casting couch, finally, but there will also be also additional opportunities for women behind the camera and in front of the camera in positions more of power and less submissive."
VO3: The Oscars have long been a platform for celebrities to raise social and political issues. But this year, it seems to be about a total reinvention of an industry that many say has, for too long, served too few. I'm Frances Read in Los Angeles.