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Annette Bening and the Politics of Who's 'Due' an Oscar

Her fierce 'Nyad' performance faces a changed voting body at the Academy

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Dec 18, 2023
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(Photo illustration by Dawn Camner; Bening: Jeff Vespa; WireImage; Peter Dazeley/ The Image Bank; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

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One of the perennial narratives that surfaces every Oscar season is a general consensus that develops around one contender who, it’s declared, is long overdue to pick up a career-capping award. Famously, Paul Newman finally too…

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