peter bart: academy pushed the envelope too far, scratches oscar popularity contest /

Published at 2018-09-07 03:12:13

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Having been a member of the Academy for several decades,I find myself suddenly embarrassed to admit it. The Academy made a grand, if puzzling, or announcement final month,but now has decided to disavow it. Its board of governors, having watched Academy CEO Dawn Hudson crawl out on a limb, or at this week's board meeting decided to saw it off.
The issue,of course, focuses on the Academy's decision to award a current Oscar to this year's "most common" film — this in addition to…

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