DiCaprio Ivory Trade Film Edges Ex-Kremlin Aide's Bid for Oscar Consideration

A documentary film on the slaughter of elephants in Africa produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has made an initial Oscar short-list, beating an unlikely rival entry from a former top aide to Russia's president. Critics have been touting DiCaprio's "The Ivory Game," about Africa's illegal ivory trade, for a prestigious Academy Award in the documentary film category. A new list of 15 came out in Los Angeles late on Tuesday night. The five official...

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