Oscar Loves... Black History

This month, our Oscarologists gather to discuss how the Academy loves Black History. Or do they? The team also discuss this year's freshly announced nominations for Best Picture. 

Gone With the Wind remains the highest grossing Best Picture of all time, with Hattie Mc Daniel becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award. An epic of the American South set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, the story follows the tumultuous relationship between Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).

In Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly - and based on a true story - we follow Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) as he becomes the bodyguard and driver for virtuoso pianist Dr Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) as they set out on a tour of the Deep South in 1962. Mahershala Ali won his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this role.

Thank you to Thomas Whitelaw for our intro music and Rachel Valentine Smith for our artwork. This episode was recorded remotely and so we apologise for any changes in sound quality present.