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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Jessie Buckley suggests film industry gives too much weight to Oscar campaigns

Jessie Buckley accepts the award for best actress at the Oscars in March
Jessie Buckley accepts the award for best actress at the Oscars in March. ‘I feel so proud being part of this community’ … Jessie Buckley. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Jessie Buckley has questioned whether the film industry places too much emphasis on Oscar campaigns at the expense of nurturing emerging talent, suggesting there may be greater potential in supporting film-makers at grassroots level.

Speaking at the BFI and Chanel film-maker awards in London, the actor was responding to comments by John Malkovich, who said Oscar campaigns were now the only way to get audiences into cinemas.

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