Oscars predicted by pro-China critics to flop as Hollywood, politics collide

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The Oscars are the glitziest night of the year in Hollywood and millions across the globe tune in, but they threaten to be a dud in China after the nomination of a Hong Kong protest documentary. | AFP

But Bloomberg News reported last month that the ruling Communist Party’s propaganda department has ordered state-controlled media to play down the 93rd Academy Awards and also not show them live on April 25.

“Such movies, if they win awards, will hurt the feelings of Chinese audiences,” said the newspaper. It warned, “This will also dent the Oscars’ reputation among Chinese moviegoers.”piece saw a Beijing-based film critic say that “the Oscars have lost their purity in the pursuit of the art of film and are more close to a political stand.”“Beijing has helped us a lot,” said the Norwegian.

The movie has already earned an array of awards, including those from the Golden Globes for best drama film and best director. But that soon gave way to a nationalist backlash after social media users dug up old interviews in which she appeared to criticize the land of her birth.

 

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