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Weekly Wrap: Oscars Still So White. So Is New Hampshire's Primary

Weekly Wrap: Oscars Still So White. So Is New Hampshire's Primary

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The Oscars are Sunday and once again this year's nominees reflect
an Academy that's still older, whiter, and more male. All five
directing nominees are men, and 19 of 20 nominees for acting are
white.

Adam B. Vary, Senior Entertainment Writer for Variety, tells Sam
the best-reviewed film of the year is "Parasite," from South Korea,
which is up for Best Picture. But none of its cast were singled out
for awards. Audrey Cleo Yap, host of Daily Variety on Variety.com,
says that lack of notice for Asian actors is consistent with past
Academy behavior. She also notes the few film industry insiders who
are pushing Hollywood to open up — but says most are too fearful to
speak out.

Sam also talks with two Virginia Commonwealth University political
science students who traveled with their class to New Hampshire to
observe and participate in the state's presidential primary
activities. They're featured the New Hampshire Public Radio podcast
Stranglehold. They asked why such an overwhelmingly white state
should remain the first to hold a primary — when it doesn't reflect
the rest of the nation.

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