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Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant" (Twentieth Century Fox)

Leo's gory quest: Kill Wile E!

In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, presenter Sean Penn, left, and filmmaker Alejandro Iñárritu pose in the press room after winning multiple awards including best original screenplay, best director and best picture for Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Giuliani becomes Birdman

Donald Trump (Reuters/Brendan Mcdermid)

Trump sad Mexican won an Oscar

Sean Penn and Alejandro González Iñárritu (AP/Jordan Strauss)

Sean Penn's immigration joke

J.K. Simmons (ABC)

"Call your mom, call your dad"

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu appears backstage with his award for best director for "Birdman" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (Matt Sayles/invision/ap)

"Birdman's" big night

Associated Press

Alejandro González Iñárritu (ABC)

Oscars' politics glide left

Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for best director for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) (John Shearer/invision/ap)

"Birdman" trumps "Boyhood"

(AP/Chris Pizzello)

We know all the Oscar winners

"Boyhood's" missing Latinos

Grisel Y. Acosta

Bradley Cooper in "American Sniper," Beyonce, Michael Keaton in "Birdman," Beck (AP/Jordan Strauss/John Shearer)

We are all d**k-measurers now

Michael Keaton in "Birdman," Ellar Coltrane in "Boyhood"

"Birdman" vs. "Boyhood"

Oscar upsets

(YouTube, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Edward Norton talks Stefon

Colin Gorenstein

Michael Keaton in "Birdman"

Birdman's long, pointless take

Tim Burton (Reuters/Yuriko Nakao)

TIm Burton on outsider art

The top 10 movies of 2014

Golden Globes noms announced

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Miles Teller, left, and J.K. Simmons in a scene from "Whiplash." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Daniel McFadden)

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Tilda Swinton, left, and Tom Hiddleston in a scene from "Only Lovers Left Alive." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Gordon A. Timpen)

An Oscar boost for "Birdman"

A fallen star's crazy comeback

Emma Stone and Jimmy Fallon (screenshot/"The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon")

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