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Catch up with the idea behind this series here. The civil rights struggle raged through America in the late 60’s and the issue found its way to Oscar’s front door in 1967 with “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” Neither has the lasting impact of fellow nominees “Bonnie and Clyde” but we can’t expect the Academy […]
LIFE WITHOUT OSCAR: 1967 and 1968
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 11:25 pm · August 18th, 2010
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Oscar might go for “Button”
Posted by John Foote · 8:29 am · February 5th, 2009
There is no good reason for me to think this, of course. Call it a gut feeling, but I have a sneaking feeling the Academy might ignore “Slumdog Millionaire,” despite its countless awards, and go for homegrown studio product this year. Let’s face it, the Academy has proven they march to their own drummer over […]
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Mood swings
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 pm · January 20th, 2009
I’m having a hard time deciphering Peter Bart’s point in his cryptic new blog post, in which he reflects on the Academy’s malleable taste, and how quickly it can shift. As his primary case study, he cites the bizarre contrast between two back-to-back Best Picture winners, wholesome musical “Oliver!” and X-rated, gay-tinged drama “Midnight Cowboy” […]
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