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‘Emilia Pérez’ Tops the Biggest Scandals in Oscars History

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From 1961’s “The Alamo” to the Harvey Weinstein era, we revisited the wildest controversies in Oscar campaign history. The big shock: “Emilia Pérez” may be the worst of them all.

Whitney Friedlander
Whitney Friedlander
A photo illustration of an Oscar Award, Emilia Perez, Green Book, Dances with Wolves, Gangs of New York, Shakespeare in Love, and Color Purple.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Netflix/Miramax/Orion/Warner Bros/Universal
Whitney Friedlander

Whitney Friedlander

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