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Join Matthew Belloni and author Mark Harris as they discuss the Academy’s decision to cut eight categories from the live Oscar broadcast and debate whether the ceremony needs to be changed.
How Drive My Car Is Changing the Definition of Best Picture
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s film is the first from Japan to ever land in the Oscars’ most prestigious category—the next step to making sure the Academy Awards don’t feel so local.
The Night The Silence of the Lambs Devoured the Oscars
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On March 30, 1992, Jonathan Demme’s cannibalistic thriller became just the third movie to sweep the Academy Awards’ big five categories. Since then, no other movie has done it.