In a Weird Oscars Race, 2020 Is Forcing Voters to Redefine What a Movie Is
Also Read: Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' Series Named Best Picture of 2020 by LA Film CriticsA critics’ group whose previous 48 best-film winners have included 11 Oscar Best Picture winners and 41 Best Picture nominees has, for the first time, picked a movie that’s not even eligible for Oscars. (It’ll be competing for Emmys instead.) And it did so, according to a person who took part in the virtual voting, without really discussing whether “Small Axe” belonged in the conversation.Essentially, LAFCA used this odd, tumultuous year as an opportunity to redefine what a movie is.