Alistair Harkness: Changing times at Academy Awards reflected in diverse nominations

One of the most interesting aspects of this year’s Oscar nominations is not the tally of which films have the most votes, but what those votes say about the changes undertaken in recent years to improve diversity within the Academy. Two years of #OscarsSo-White and the current #MeToo revelations have politicised the awards in a good way, so it’s a relief to see great films that are relevant to the current moment being taken as seriously as traditional Oscar-bait.