Why did Jorge Drexler sing his own song from the audience? Because the Academy didn’t let him perform it on stage, proving that winning an Oscar is the best way to get the last word.
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2024 Vintage: Robert Downey Jr.’s Redemption
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2025 Archive: The Best Film Editing
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2025 Classic: The Timothée Chalamet "Bob Dylan" Look
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2025 Classic: The Best Sound Win
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2024 Vintage: The Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt "Barbenheimer" Fight
Why were they arguing? To show that even if they're rivals on scr...read more »
2025 Classic: The "Wicked" Visuals
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2025 Classic: The Best Animated Short
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Why did Wicked win? Because building the Emerald City is the only...read more »
2025 Vintage: The Best Animated Feature
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