Maybe the Academy doesn't consult CB. Do you honestly think that's even close to

Feb 26, 2017
11:08:04pm

The Dude Abides All-American

indicative of who would win? I mean...a CB poll? That's what you're basing your surprise on?

Moonlight has already won other awards. It's not like it's a total shock.

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Just did a search and only 3 CBers thought Moonlight could/should win

KingDave

2/26/17 10:48pm

Ok I guess it did win a few smaller award shows, most notably the Golden Globes.

KingDave

2/26/17 10:53pm

Here's a set of maps I saw the other day:

Tim

2/26/17 10:54pm

"the year's least watched nominee"

KingDave

2/26/17 10:56pm

Yeah it didn't make it to most theaters -- was a smaller budget.

Tim

2/26/17 11:06pm

Maybe the Academy doesn't consult CB. Do you honestly think that's even close to

The Dude Abides

2/26/17 11:08pm

That's why I mentioned the poll on Google. Obviously much further reaching than

KingDave

2/26/17 11:15pm

The Oscarssowhite vote was the ace in the hole

sundance

2/26/17 11:26pm

Moonlight has had quite a bit of oscar buzz since its release in september

freekarl

2/27/17 12:05am

List of awards it has received

IndianaCoug

2/27/17 5:21am

Mere coincidence #oscarssowhite

Gerald-DeGroot

2/27/17 2:05am

Remember last year? No black nominees? So. This year a movie aout a gay black

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