Why did it win Best Picture? Because in a year of CGI bears and desert car chases, the Academy decided that a movie about people sitting in a room looking at old paper was the most “thrilling” thing they’d seen.
Part of the 41 Oscars Jokes: The 2016 “Leo’s Bear, Mad Max & Spotlight’s Surprise” Edition archive. Historically Verified
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2024 Classic: The Best Animated Feature
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2024 Legacy: The Best Documentary Feature
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2024 Vintage: The Best Visual Effects
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2025 Vintage: The Hugh Grant "Snark" Return
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2024 Classic: The Kate McKinnon "Dinosaur" Bit
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2025 Vintage: The Ridley Scott Win
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2024 Vintage: The Best Makeup Win
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In 1997, the 69th Academy Awards were less of a ceremony and more...read more »
2025 Legacy: The Best Documentary Short
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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet
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What’s my age again? Too old for this, but I’m laughing!
Pure, acoustic humor. No effects needed.
A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do. Laugh!
Mood: Amused. Music: 90s Pop.
Not sure if joke is funny... or just very funny.