The Oscars...what are they good for?
Following last year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy Awards came under increasing pressure to become more representative of the film industry and society at large.
Many are expecting this year's ceremony to be defined by anti-Trump speeches, but are the awards themselves relevant to the film industry and to filmgoers?
Below we debate that very question and invite you to vote on it....are the Oscars an irrelevance?
Following last year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy Awards came under increasing pressure to become more representative of the film industry and society at large.
Many are expecting this year's ceremony to be defined by anti-Trump speeches, but are the awards themselves relevant to the film industry and to filmgoers?
Below we debate that very question and invite you to vote on it....are the Oscars an irrelevance?