By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/spending-big-for-an-oscar Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Spending Big for an Oscar Arts Mar 5, 2010 6:29 PM EDT The Oscar race this year, like most years – recession or not, has a lot to do with money: big-budget films up against small independent releases, and deep-pocketed studios ready to spend big to win Oscars, hoping awards will give movies a box-office bump or spike in DVD sales. To get a handle on how the recession has affected this year’s campaign for Oscar votes and how the race for Best Picture has changed with the switch from 5 to 10 nominees, The Rundown spoke via Skype to John Horn, a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times who covers the business of the movie industry. Video Production by Carolyn O’Hara We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
The Oscar race this year, like most years – recession or not, has a lot to do with money: big-budget films up against small independent releases, and deep-pocketed studios ready to spend big to win Oscars, hoping awards will give movies a box-office bump or spike in DVD sales. To get a handle on how the recession has affected this year’s campaign for Oscar votes and how the race for Best Picture has changed with the switch from 5 to 10 nominees, The Rundown spoke via Skype to John Horn, a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times who covers the business of the movie industry. Video Production by Carolyn O’Hara We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now