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'Inside Job' Nabs Oscar For Scathing Portrayal Of Financial Crisis
ResumeTaking the stage to accept an Oscar for best feature length documentary last night, "Inside Job" director Charles Ferguson stuck to his film's topic.
“Forgive me," he said. "I must start by pointing out that three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that’s wrong." The crowd erupted in cheers.
In his documentary, Ferguson blames the crisis on out-of-control Wall Street financiers, lax regulators and business school and economics professors who lauded questionable financial industry practices while taking home millions from Wall Street firms. We revisit our conversation with director Charles Ferguson.
This segment aired on February 28, 2011.