Why China is Struggling to Process its Oscar Nominations Haul
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variety.comRebecca Davis editorAfter years of pining for Hollywood accolades, China has more to celebrate about the Academy’s nominations this year than it has in nearly a decade.
But its own politics have prevented its media and many of its citizens from rejoicing.While Beijing’s submission, the propagandistic volleyball drama “Leap,” fell flat, Taiwan’s “A Sun” was shortlisted for Best International Feature Film and Hong Kong’s “Better Days” unexpectedly nabbed one of five nominations.
Meanwhile, the Sino-U.S. co-production “Over the Moon” is competing for best animated feature, and even nominations for “Mulan” in costuming and visual effects could be spun as a sort of indirect win for Chinese culture.
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