The latest big-screen adaptation of ‘Little Women’ has received rave critical reviews, but has a poor showing at awards nominations. Are awards voters – who are mostly male – shunning it because it’s a story about women?

<p>The latest big-screen adaptation of &lsquo;Little Women&rsquo; has received rave critical reviews, but has a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/03/little-women-female-narratives-undervalued">poor showing at awards nominations</a>. Are awards voters &ndash; who are mostly male &ndash; shunning it because it&rsquo;s a story about women?</p>

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