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.

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.

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

Harvey Weinstein responded to Julia Stiles recently saying that she “felt so slimy” filming a specific scene at the now-disgraced filmmaker’s behest for the 2000 rom-com “Down to You.” On Brett Goldstein’s “Films To Be Buried With” podcast last week,

Julia Stiles made the claim on the Films to Be Buried podcast, saying it was producer Harvey Weinstein who insisted on a "needed" dance scene for her 2000 rom-com with Freddie Prinze, Jr., Down to You -- with Weinstein responding to her saying it made her feel "slimy" from prison.

"10 Things I Hate About You" star Julia Stiles claimed Harvey Weinstein insisted on reshoots for one of her films, which she felt were "executed very poorly."