90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Sufjan Stevens, who wrote a number of original songs for the soundtrack of “Call Me By Your Name,” will perform at Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards Ceremony.
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Perhaps the most shocking is Gary Oldman’s “Best Actor” nomination for his performance as the famed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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Most Oscar categories are nominated by Academy members of the corresponding discipline within the organization’s total membership of more than 7,000.
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Even though the Academy Awards are distinguishable for nominating boundary-pushing films, the fact remains that some films and artists were simply snubbed.
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In the era of superhero movies, “Logan” stands apart. This is, in part, evidenced by the film’s Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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The narrative of this year’s nominations has shifted towards a reflection of the Academy’s gradual emphasis on the necessity of progress in Hollywood.
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Yet this sudden upsurge in critical appreciation of genre films raises the question of whether the nature of filmmaking itself is changing, or if we are.
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It’s time for the Francos and the Ansaris of the world to not only claim to be feminist, but have their actions prove it.
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I was looking at two of my favorite directors of the year in the same frame and I remembered just how much “Get Out” and “Lady Bird” blew me away.
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