What is an Oscar campaign? How do studios run them? When does Oscar campaigning start?

We learned all about the work (and the money) that go into creating Oscar campaigns. Civic Entertainment Group is a company that puts together entertainment campaigns to tell us how Oscar campaigns work. We chatted with account director Allie Carieri about the history of Oscar campaigns, the budgets behind these efforts, and we list some of the more successful campaigns.
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