IndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (Episode 134) – How Political Will the 2017 Oscars Get?

The Oscars are three weeks away, but the race continues to be unpredictable. While “La La Land” still has plenty of momentum, “Moonlight” is seen as the movie that represents the need to celebrate diverse storytelling at a troubling time for this country. But it’s not the only Oscar nominee with politics on its side: Enter “The Salesman,” which may have catapulted to first place in the foreign language Oscar race in the wake of President Trump’s disastrous travel ban.

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These issues are at the center of this week’s episode of Screen Talk, in which Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson talk through the latest awards season developments. They also review the winners of the Sundance Film Festival grand jury awards, which weren’t as predictable as they expected.

Listen to the full episode above.

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