Endgame" director Joe Russo blames Harvey Weinstein for keeping blockbusters out of awards season. During a sit down with The Sunday Times, Russo said that the reason big budget, high grossing films are largely barred from major awards contention is because of a trend "started by Harvey Weinstein.

The director claims that before the 1990s, blockbuster movies were more regularly recognized by major awards bodies.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Joe Russo, one-half of the sibling powerhouse producing/directing team known as the Russo Brothers, posited that today’s blockbuster versus indie discourse is in large part to Harvey Weinstein’s Oscars campaign playbook.

Avengers director Joe Russo opened up about Marvel movies, commercial cinema and the disgraced former producer Harvey Weinstein in a recent interview.

Director Joe Russo has blamed Harvey Weinstein for the lack of award-season success granted to big blockbuster movies in the modern era.

Marvel directors, the Russo brothers– Joe and Anthony– truly know how to speak their minds out and leave no crumbs. Joe discussed what, according to him, is the reason why popular films are getting snubbed at the Oscars despite smashing the box office.