
Listen to the second episode of our audio podcast Deadline Awards Watch With Pete Hammond. Deadline Awards Columnist Hammond and host David Bloom discuss the impacts on the Oscar race of the just-announced nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards; the strong receptions for awards screenings of hot contenders Les Miserables and Zero Dark Thirty; as well as the strong box office bow for the cinematic achievements of Life Of Pi.
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The Les Misérables – Lincoln connection
Did you know soldiers on both sides were reading Les Misérables during the Civil War? Apparently, Confederate soldiers, disgruntled by the dire living conditions under General Lee’s command, even called themselves “Lee’s Miserables”. They went on to desert in droves which led to the end of the war.
Sources:
http://gavroche.org/vhugo/leesmiserables.shtml
and
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3670785/Under-the-covers.html
What a beautiful nod to history it would be if Lincoln and Les Misérables were to sweep the Oscars together!