{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/63f8f4326f4cd90011c58314?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can the Oscars lobbying machine ever be fair?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week the final round of voting opens for the 95th Academy Awards – and the Oscars are embroiled in a row about diversity again. The latest controversy centres around a shock nomination for best actress, raising questions about the fairness of the system. Just how significant are race, power and celebrity friends in the campaign to win an Oscar?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times. </p><p><strong>Host:&nbsp;</strong>David Aaronovitch. </p><p>Clips: ITV,&nbsp;ABC, Good Morning America, BBC,&nbsp;NBC, Nine Network.</p><p>Film credits: Gladiator - Dreamworks Pictures/Universal Pictures; Till - MGM Studios/Orion Pictures; The Woman King - Sony Pictures/Entertainment One; To Leslie - Momentum Pictures; Shakespeare In Love -&nbsp;Miramax Films/Universal Pictures.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}