How Baftas Stole A March On The ‘so Straight’ Oscars

Vanessa Thorpe, arts and media correspondent, The Guardian
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The British academy has put the Oscars to shame with a more diverse list of nominations, from lesbian love story Carol to transgender drama The Danish GirlThe tuxedos, the swishy dresses, the loaned jewels, the thousands of glasses of heavily branded champagne handed to stars and guests; and now also, of course, the political soundbites.

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