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The Oscars have always been political and can be "gamed" by savvy studio heads. Remember when Weinstein got Shakespeare in Love to win Best Picture over Saving
by lobster45 8y ago
The Oscars have always been political and can be "gamed" by savvy studio heads. Remember when Weinstein got Shakespeare in Love to win Best Picture over Saving Private Ryan.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Shakespeare-in-Love-win-the-Best-Picture-Oscar-over-Saving-Private-Ryan?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Shakespeare-in-Love-win-the-Be...
- antoniuschan99 8y agoThis video talks about that too! https://youtu.be/6tihITlPAn4 https://youtu.be/6tihITlPAn4
- billfruit 8y agoBut in retrospect SIL isn't that bad of a movie, and has remained one of the few comedies that has won the best picture, and at least a token atonement for the many brilliant Shakespeare adaptations over the years (Including Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet) which the Academy has failed to adequately recognize.