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    Nine reasons why the 2020 Oscar nominations were not completely dispiriting

    by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Jan 14, 2020 5 minutes

    As a friend wisely reminded me earlier this awards season: Never assume that just because someone or something didn't win an award, earn a nomination or land on a year-end list, the person or organization didn't see the work in question. Having been on the receiving end of such assumptions myself - why yes, indignant Twitter user, I did in fact see "Jojo Rabbit" (twice!) - I know the folly of questioning other people's expertise, let alone expecting them to share or reflect my own unimpeachable taste.

    And yet early on Oscar nominations morning, my judgment clearly impaired by a mix of reflexive anger and insufficient caffeine, I couldn't help but ask the forbidden questions: Did enough members of the motion picture academy actually see "Us"? Or "Hustlers"? Or "The Farewell"? Or "Uncut Gems"?

    The lack of recognition for four of the smartest American movies released last

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