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Steven Spielberg (AP/Chris Pizzello)

The Spielberg vs. Netflix battle could mean collateral damage for indies at the Oscars

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"Roma" (Netflix/Carlos Somonte)

Anonymous Oscar ballot: Publicist gives “Roma” 7, “Vice” 3, “Can You Ever Forgive Me” 2

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Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in "BlacKkKlansman" (David Lee/Focus Features)

Spike Lee: Those 6 “BlacKkKlansman” Oscar nods are about “timing”

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg guided “On the Basis of Sex,” say Armie Hammer and Felicity Jones

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Bradley Cooper as Jack and Lady Gaga as Ally in "A Star Is Born" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

SAG Film Awards go mainstream, snubbing critical favorites Regina King and Ethan Hawke

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Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther in "Black Panther" (Marvel Studios)

Look Out: “Black Panther” could roar all the way to the Oscar for Best Picture

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(AP/Danny Moloshok)

How the Academy fumbled the push for Best Popular Film

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Bhagwan Rajneesh in "Wild Wild Country" (Netflix)

“Wild Wild Country”: How 3 sets of brothers scored an unexpected Netflix Emmy contender

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How “Breaking Bad” and “House of Cards” killed the Oscars

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Oscar duel: Is Quentin Tarantino a great director?

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