This is absolutely superb; a stunningly written piece that brilliantly demonstrates the transparent absurdity of this situation. If it were up to me, all campaigning would be abolished and the films would be judged strictly on their own merits. But then what would happen to all those corporate interests, advertising revenues, mutual back-scratching exercises, pay-offs, gift bribes, and the economy of Hollywood's corruption and schmoozing industry in general? That would never do, right?

If Hollywood can't do the decent thing and emerge from it's own self-important backside, the least they can do is do with other categories what they did with the Best Picture category - ie expand it to up to ten. That way, Danielle Deadwyler (who did deserve a nomination in my opinion) could have been included too. Problem solved.

A part of me now wants Andrea Riseborough to win, on principle. But it should probably go to Cate Blanchett this year.