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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: How the Academy Awards Changed Hollywood with Michael Schulman (author of ‘Oscar Wars’)
Description: It seems like there are a ton of award shows these days (because there are), but there’s one that started it all: the Academy Awards. For better or worse, it’s the one awards show that all are judged against. But the history of the awards says less about what was ever actually best and worst of the year, and more about film history and even the history of Hollywood itself. Today Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chats with Michael Shulman, author of ‘Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears.’ If you’re a film lover...