The Oscar Buzzmeter is getting louder. Over the weekend, “Argo” captured top prizes at The Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America Awards. Those ceremonies – and the upcoming Directors Guild of America Awards – represent a ‘jury of peers’ in Hollywood. "Argo" may be gaining momentum, but director Ben Affleck was not nominated for an Oscar. Hollywood watchers call it a snub in a season of snubs. Amy Diaz, editor and film critic for The Hippo, takes another view.
Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.