Movies about British history are catnip for Oscar voters. “The King’s Speech,” “Atonement,” “The Queen” and “The Imitation Game” are just a few recent best picture nominees. We continues its Oscars preview with a conversation about a pair of hopefuls this year connected by one of the towering figures of 20^th Century Britain … Winston Churchill.

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