The data
overall are consistent with the picture of UK inflation
trending lower in the coming months as the impact of the pound's post-Brexit
vote depreciation fade somewhat.
Additionally, while the fact three of the eight Best Picture nominees (Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road and Room) focus on female protagonists, the lack of women in a number of major categories (notably directing, but also cinematography and original score) continues to be vexing, the
overall demographic makeup of Academy membership (primarily Caucasian and over the age of 65) leading to
voting trends that remain troublesome, to say the least.