Analysis: Surprises are a thing of the past in the new world of the Oscars
by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Mar 05, 2018
3 minutes
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LOS ANGELES - What if they awarded the Oscars and not one of the winners was a real surprise, not a single solitary one? What would the show be like, would people be glad they watched or wish they'd played pinochle instead?
That question is not an academic one - it happened Sunday night at the 90th Academy Awards. Of all the 24 little gold statues handed out, none of them could qualify as
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