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FloppedYaYa t1_je6fsix wrote

Did anyone actually expect Spotlight to win Best Picture?

It's a pretty incredible film tbf but I swear no one even considered it slightly among the favourites beforehand

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Jerrymoviefan3 t1_je6isnp wrote

The year Spotlight won the experts doing predictions said it was a nearly impossible to call three way race for best picture. They were used to either a runaway favorite or a close two picture race so they were amazed by what appeared to be a dead heat with three pictures. No one would have been shocked if any of The Revenant, The Big Short, or Spotlight had one. All three made my top ten that year but Room was #1 followed by #2 Spotlight.

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