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If then, maybe… How Oscar can get it wrong and what can happen when it does

Random thoughts on a series of Oscar “what-ifs”: 1939—Jimmy Stewart should have won for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or maybe Clark Gable for Gone with the Wind. The winner that year was Robert Donat for Goodbye, Mr. Chips in … Continue reading →

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Johnny Belinda (1948)

This film nearly dropped from my “I really should see this movie sometime” list, as it has seemed to drop from the film-goer’s consciousness over time. I remembered that lead actress Jane Wyman (Mrs. Ronald Reagan at the time) won … Continue reading →

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