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Take Two

Aggressive Academy Awards campaigns push for Oscar votes

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 20, 2014
Oscar and his clones at a shop in Hollywood, CA.
Oscar and his clones at a shop in Hollywood, CA.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Aggressive Academy Awards campaigns push for Oscar votes

As the Academy Awards approach, many studios are actively pushing their films for big Oscar wins, with actor and actress appearances, billboards, full-page ads and more.

Liam Lacey, film critic for The Globe and Mail joined the show from Toronto to talk about this year's Oscar campaigns and the more controversial and creative ones of the past.