mike sargent, of pacifica radio, and ann hornaday, of "the washington post." welcome to you both. so ann horna day, what do today's nominations tell us about the kinds of films that hollywood is making and the kinds of films that hollywood is awarding? >> well, at least for today it looks like it's kind of a boy's show. even when you look at the best picture nominees and gratifyingly "selma" did make it into the best picture to be nominated for best picture, but so many of those are journeys undertaken by men. the great men of "the theory of everything" and "the imitation game" or the young man of "boyhood" or if actor of "birdman." so it is striking sort of tableaux of men and their stories being represented in that group. >> ifill: mike sargent, what struck you most when you first watched and saw these nominations? >> well, unfortunately i wasn't very surprised. i mean, these nominations i bleech reflect hollywood in general and reflect what is coming out in film in general. and i agree with my cocritic that it is unfortunately something of a white boy's club. most of the films a

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