
The America reflected in this year's Oscar nominees
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After a hyper-politicized year, a crop of this year's nominees for best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday resonate with conflicts and divides that define modern American life.
None of the nominees directly address the Donald Trump era. But the American film industry is clearly grappling with societal fault lines that the ex-President widened during his time in power. The movies take on race, violence, a corrupt and discriminatory justice system, democracy under attack, immigration, Great Recession economic dislocation, workers' struggles in low-wage jobs, and the nature of political resistance. Sound familiar?More Related News

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