The rest is history.
The industry buzz aroundBoyhoodwas tremendous, but it fizzled out just as it needed it most.
That year, the crowd-pleasingCODAwon.
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It’s a beautiful movie, but perhaps theweakest Best Picture winner of the 2020sso far.
Only time will tell if it’ll age well alongside the likes ofOppenheimerandEverything Everywhere All At Once.
Not exactly a happy ending.
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Alas, ‘twas not to be.
It was the year that the controversialHarvey Weinstein-producedShakespeare in Lovewon seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
OnlyMarlon Brandolost in the Best Actor category toHumphrey BogartinThe African Queen.
It’s one of thosefilms thateveryoneshould watch at least oncein their lives.
So, how did such an evident frontrunner lose the Best Picture statuette?
Hearst boycotted the film and leveraged his power to double-check it didn’t win Best Picture.
Indeed, it didn’t.
Instead, it wasJohn Ford’s family dramaHow Green Was My Valleythat won.
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