Oscars et politique: des moments forts

Lorsque la remise des prix est récupérée pour passer un message. La première controverse serait celle suscitée par des commentaires de Jane Fonda qui s'opposait la guerre du Vietnam. Je me souviens de la présence d'Elia Kazan à qui on reprochait d'avoir divulgué des noms lors de la tristement célèbre chasse aux sorcières au débuts des années cinquante. L'article est accompagné d'extraits de la cérémonie.

 "While admitting past Communist Party involvement, Kazan refused to give names of other party members from his time at New York’s Group Theatre during his first testimony in January 1952.

 Conversations with well-placed Hollywood executives convinced him he would never work in the town again if he didn’t name names, Kazan wrote in his 1988 autobiography. In his second testimony later that year, he provided HUAC with the names of several party acquaintances, most of whom were already known. That didn’t matter — to many of his former friends, he became persona non grata. So when Kazan was introduced to accept his Oscar, many in the audience sat with their arms crossed or on their hands. Others, like Steven Spielberg, quietly applauded in their seats. Some, including Rehme, gave him the customary standing ovation."

 http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/the-oscars-most-politically-charged-moments-115392.html?hp=t4_r