The Oscars should be about movies not President Donald Trump, says British director

Sunday, February 26, 2017
By Paul Martin

AN OSCAR-nominated British director has urged Hollywood stars to tone down their “political babble” amid fears tonight’s awards will become a volley of attacks on US President Donald Trump.

By MIKE PARKER
Express.co.uk
Sun, Feb 26, 2017

Scottish director David Mackenzie, whose bank robbery thriller Hell Or High Water has won four nominations, including best picture, said he expects speeches hammering the new president to dominate the event.

But he fears that “overkill” may diminish the criticisms.

At a pre-Academy Awards party in Los Angeles on Friday night for fellow UK contenders, he declared: “It’s interesting. I think there’s a lot of politicising going on at the moment.”

But he cautioned: “I hope the message doesn’t get diluted by too much babble, so I have mixed feelings.”

The 50-year-old filmmaker’s appeal yesterday drew behind-the-scenes support from television bosses at ABC, which is broadcasting the ceremony live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.

Some are privately aghast that the show’s first-time host, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, has vowed: “My monologue is at least 50 per cent Donald Trump – and it’s certainly not all light commentary. It just so happens that this is what people are talking about.”

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