And the Oscar for most Woke Period Drama goes to… Mary Queen of Scots (although The Favourite ran it a close second).
The woke checklist
Women as the heroines (but still victims oppressed by the patriarchal society) – check.
Men dressed in black as misogynistic rulers of the patriarchy – check.
A suitably racially diverse court – check.
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