The paradox of art is that you can be a great artist and a terrible human being.
That’s why Plato kicked the poets out of his Republic.
With all due respect to Phyllis Chesler, I'm willing to bet the assclowns on that committee at best completely overlooked Godard's twisted beliefs, and at worst shared them to one extent or another. I doubt it posed the slightest obstacle to his receiving the award. As mentioned above, I won't hold my breath waiting for them to bestow it on a Zionist or conservative filmmaker, no matter how talented.