Monday, February 13, 2006; Posted: 11:03 a.m. EST (16:03 GMT)
"We're living in very fraught, complicated times, and I think that when we live in times like these, that people expect their entertainment, as well as their newspapers, to help them think their way through things," said Tony Kushner, a screenwriting nominee for "Munich."
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As happened in the Vietnam and Watergate eras, which spurred a golden age of social consciousness in 1970s Hollywood, post-September 11 America may be ripe for another period of cultural soul searching by its artists.
"It's not a breakthrough, it's a reflection," said Felicity Huffman, a best-actress nominee for "Transamerica," a road-trip comic drama about a man coping with the social stigmas of undergoing a sex change. "I think it's kudos for all of us, because I think we're recognizing, appreciating and making movies that bring understanding and healing."
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