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Your 2017 Oscars Crash Course

A roundup of all our best stories to get up to speed with the 89th Academy Awards
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As Hollywood’s biggest night looms and the Academy Award predictions pour in, you may find yourself feeling out of the Oscars loop. Maybe you don’t like awards shows but are being dragged to a viewing party. Perhaps you aren’t sure about this year’s controversies, or maybe you haven’t seen any of the Best Picture that crowded screens in 2016, it’s easy to have missed some of the films in contention for cinema’s most coveted prize.

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