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(And not the kind of dog that gets a nice juicy steak for dinner.)
But like Jackson Maine once said:Dont ask too many questions you dont want answers to.
Was Lady Gaga really in the same ballpark as Judy Garland?
Wasnt Bradley Cooper less hot than Kris Kristofferson?
And speaking of …
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EvenGreen Bookhits you with an unexpected, perfect punch line.
A similar effect may have happened here.
This wasnt exactly in the movies control, but Champagne problems are problems, too.
Recently the precise angle and tenor of that campaign was the subject of industrywide ex post facto discussion.
Still, it does seem clear that Coopers eye was on the Best Director prize, not Best Actor.
The focus was on the film and the process, rather than a personality-driven acting campaign.
(He also took pains todistance his own image from that of Jackson Maine.)
And finally, the reason for optimism … Dare we speak of the preferential ballot, where anything could happen?
Until all of the envelopes have been opened, theyre notdiggin their graves.
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