Has politics weighed on Oscars race?

Perhaps it is no surprise, given that 2012 was a US election year, but this year’s Oscars crop includes a heavy dose of politics—which has arguably influenced Hollywood’s top awards race.

Perhaps it is no surprise, given that 2012 was a US election year, but this year’s Oscars crop includes a heavy dose of politics—which has arguably influenced Hollywood’s top awards race.
Politicians who want to learn how to project well on TV can learn a lot of lessons from US First Lady Michelle Obama’s recent keynote speech at the Democratic Party’s convention.

NEW YORK – He faced defeat in a presidential election, he was 18 points down in the polls, and George H.W. Bush needed a partner who could ride to the rescue: Clint Eastwood. At least that was one idea thrown out during the hunt for a vice presidential candidate in the 1988 election, it was [...]