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The Moderate Voice
The Moderate Voice
by Laurie Baron Following my tradition, I am devoting this week’s column to my predictions for the Oscars. These are not necessarily the movies I liked the most, but rather the ones most likely to win based on the trends in Hollywood trade publications and other major film award winners. Speculating on winners has become more difficult since the Oscars adopted rank choice voting which results in consensus winners rather than films receiving the most first place votes. The outcome is also affected by ads and social media campaigns, contemporary political sensibilities and sentimental votes for …