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Academy Splits Short Films and Feature Animation Into Two Separate Branches
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It’s been quite a volley between The Boy and the Heron and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with wins this season, a balance that would traditionally... Read More
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A year ago this was the easiest category to call. That image of Bradley Cooper in Maestro in old Leonard Bernstein came out and we... Read More
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