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Oscar lobbying goes down to the wire

The final ballots are in for the 84th Oscars, ending a round of Academy Awards campaigning by powerful producers making the case for their films. Deana Sumanac reports on what's allowed and what isn't in the sport of Oscar arm-twisting.

Oscar campaigning

13 years ago
Duration 3:48
The final ballots are in for the 84th Oscars, ending a round of Academy Awards campaigning by powerful personalities like Harvey Weinstein and Canada’s Robert Lantos. Deana Sumanac reports on how it’s done.

The final ballots are in for the 84th Oscars, ending a round of Academy Awards campaigning by powerful producers making the case for their films. Deana Sumanac talks to Canadian producers and members of the academy about how it's done and the rules of the game.