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The Oscars’ New Inclusion Rules Wouldn’t Disqualify Any Best Picture Nominee in History. So Why Is Elon Musk Melting Down Over ‘The Odyssey’?
Andy Samberg answered this one for us back in 2020. Here’s the short version (because we've gone over this). Every best picture winner in the Academy's 98-year history — from the silent-era film “Wings” in 1929 through the most recent political action ...
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Andy Samberg answered this one for us back in 2020. Here’s the short version (because we've gone over this). Every best picture winner in the Academy's 98-year history — from the silent-era film “Wings” in 1929 through the most recent political action ...
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According to Variety’s source item, The Oscars’ New Inclusion Rules Wouldn’t Disqualify Any Best Picture Nominee in History. So Why Is Elon Musk Melting Down Over ‘The Odyssey’?, Andy Samberg answered this one for us back in 2020. Here’s the short version (because we’ve gone over this). Every best picture winner in the Academy’s 98-year history — from the silent-era film “Wings” in 1929 through the most recent political action epic “One Battle After Another” this past March — clears the Academy’s Representation […]
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