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Feb 2019
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Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green...

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We react to what we feared might happen all Oscars season—a ‘Green Book’ Best Picture victory—by weighing the power of the old Academy vs. the new Academy. Plus, reactions to Spike Lee's long-awaited Oscar win, Alfonso Cuarón’s coronation, and Olivia Colman's shocking Glenn Close in Best Actress.


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

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