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2016 Vintage: The “Spotlight” Shock

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

🔥 Top 10: The Oscars Joke Archive: 1995–2025

2025 Archive: The Best Production Design
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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 Classic: The Jimmy Kimmel "Trump" Joke
Why did he read the Truth Social post? To prove that he’s the onl...read more »
2024 Classic: Emma Stone’s Wardrobe Malfunction
Why did her dress break? Because it was so overwhelmed by her sec...read more »
2025 Archive: The Honorary Award for Angela Bassett (Wait, she got it already)
Why did they give a special shoutout to Quincy Jones? To remind u...read more »
2024 Vintage: The Best Visual Effects
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2025 Vintage: The Hugh Grant "Snark" Return
Why was he there? To remind everyone that he still hates being in...read more »
2024 Classic: The Kate McKinnon "Dinosaur" Bit
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2025 Vintage: The Ridley Scott Win
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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

@Java_Script_Kid10/01/2001 04:25Alert("HA HA HA HA!");
@Blink_182_Mark09/21/2001 15:06What’s my age again? Too old for this, but I’m laughing!
@MTV_Unplugged02/11/2003 22:33Pure, acoustic humor. No effects needed.
@Rugrats_Tommy09/04/2002 09:31A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do. Laugh!
@LiveJournal_Deep08/22/2012 03:53Mood: Amused. Music: 90s Pop.
@Futurama_Fry_M08/03/1996 12:42Not sure if joke is funny... or just very funny.

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