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When you sit down to watch the Oscars, what you are really watching is the final battle in a months-long war of financial engineering and campaign strategy. Because in Hollywood, every year is an election year. A small army of Oscars campaign strategists help studios and streamer ...  Show more

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It’s the 97th Academy Awards and there’ll be plenty happening on and off the red carpet. Our reporters take you behind the scenes to talk about the campaigns, the controversies and how Hollywood is getting back on its feet after the fires. Plus, how network bosses are grappling w ...  Show more