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1999 Classic: The Best Original Screenplay

Why did Shakespeare in Love win? Because writing a movie about writing a play is the ultimate Hollywood “Inception” move.

Part of the 38 Oscars Jokes: The 1999 “Shakespeare, Spielberg & Benigni’s Leap” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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