Editor's Insight: Oscars lose their lure at the box office
The public no longer flocks to see the year's best films.
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
The annual Hollywood award season boosts the profile of so-called “independent” or art-house movies but its overall effect on the box office is declining.
This year’s winner, Birdman, was not the critics’ favourite and nor has it drawn huge audiences since it was nominated.
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