Each Oscar season, we’re told that unless the Academy Awards delivers a bevy of gold statuettes to [FILL IN THE MINORITY GROUP], America is as divided and racist/sexist/homophobic/cisnormative as ever. And in predictable fashion, the Academy delivers those gold statuettes to the films and artists it sees as most likely to alleviate their supposed guilt for their bigotry.
With that in mind, it’s time to run down the odds for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Never mind that the list didn’t include the excellent Blade Runner 2049, the solid Wind River, or the fun and creative Baby Driver. Here, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were the most deserving films of the year — and my analysis of which ones will triumph at the Social Justice Warrior Artistic Olympics.
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