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Catch up with the idea behind this series here. 1991 was a banner year for the Academy bucking trends. Of course, “Silence of the Lambs” was the big winner, a first for the horror genre and the first time the winning film was available to own on home video before nominations came out. That it […]
LIFE WITHOUT OSCAR: 1991 and 1992
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 4:48 pm · November 16th, 2010
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And often, the Academy gets it right…
Posted by John Foote · 10:53 am · July 30th, 2008
As much as I rant about some of the bizarre choices made by the Academy, let’s be fair…there are times when they are right on the money. The AMPAS allowed for an embracing of the New American cinema with their awards for Best Picture and Best Director for “Midnight Cowboy” in 1969, and only they […]
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