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2016 Classic: The Best Original Screenplay

Why did Spotlight win? For showing that the most dangerous weapon in a democracy is a library card and a deadline.

Part of the 41 Oscars Jokes: The 2016 “Leo’s Bear, Mad Max & Spotlight’s Surprise” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Blockbuster_Refugee02/01/1996 16:06Better than any comedy I rented last Friday.
@Cyber_Traveler05/13/2010 01:59Greetings from a cyber-cafe in London! Hilarious!
@Ferris_Bueller09/26/1996 11:49Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t laugh, you might miss it.
@Friday_Rebecca12/01/1995 06:53Yesterday was Thursday, today is joke day!
@Y_U_NO_Laugh04/23/1996 12:25Y U NO TELL MORE JOKES?
@Guestbook_Signer07/13/2008 09:27Just stopping by to say: COOL SITE!
@Orkut_Member_9903/24/2000 09:12A fan from Brazil! Great humor!
@Hacktivist_Fan07/12/2001 01:17Hacking into the comedy mainframe.

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