Some Oscar blunders fall into the category of snubs – others show a failure to recognize films that will endure.
Now sometimes, these critiques are a matter of movie taste. Sometimes, they’re a broader matter of representation – raising questions about who the movie industry chooses to celebrate or ignore.
The Academy Awards have made some truly epic misses over their long history.
Two of NPR’s film regulars dig into those times when the Oscars got things very wrong, and what that tells us about the art, culture and business of the movies.
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