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‘The Oscars Show’: The ‘Vice’ Backlash and the Oprah Bounce

Plus, Sean and Amanda break down the Best Picture race odds

By Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Annapurna Pictures

We examine and dissect the backlash against Adam McKay’s Vice, starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney (0:55). Then we touch on Black Panther, Mary Poppins Returns, and Cold War in Stock Up/Stock Down (32:53), before closing out with a Best Picture race odds breakdown (59:43).

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