Darkest Hour: Why another Churchill film for Oscars?

The Best Picture Oscar hopeful celebrates a racist politician who was directly responsible for the death of millions in India

With the Oscars barely a month away, I began watching the films nominated in the Best Picture category last week, and unfortunately, the one I began with is Darkest Hour. It has been nominated in six categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gary Oldman who plays Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill. At the BAFTAs, scheduled later this month, the film is nominated in nine categories, including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Kristin Scott Thomas), and is quite likely to sweep it. Oldman’s performance has already been felicitated