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Oscars 2019: 24 awards the Oscars should have given out

So what happened?

The winds of change slammed headlong into a wall called "Green Book." That's what happened. It has nothing in common with the movie "Crash" except a fraudulent view of race in America.

And the Oscar.

Also, Sunday night at the 91st Academy Awards, "Bohemian Rhapsody" won more Oscars (four) than "The Godfather" has to its name (three).

The host-less show was actually pretty good Sunday. For better or worse, no one nominated picture dominated the evening. There were outrages, and disappointments, and a few hearty, heartening triumphs.

But they left a few awards out.

Most sobering statistic award: According to the 8,000-plus members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

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