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Teacher Reacts to Oscars Shoutout From ‘EEAAO’ Director

‘I NEARLY FLIPPED’

Kay Dummier was watching the Academy Awards live to “make sure” her former student, Daniel Scheinert, “got something” for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Mike Blake/Reuters

A now-retired Alabama public school teacher watching the Oscars live at home on Sunday night said she “nearly flipped” when one of the winners, Daniel Scheinert, named her in his acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay.

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