Oscar winners don’t make it into the history books for simply saying “I’d like to thank the Academy.”
Author: Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 3 exclusive sneak peek: D.C., Aunt Lydia’s past and ‘rays of hope’
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Our take: ‘The World’s Best’ is a Super Bowl-sized ‘AGT,’ and that’s fine
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Josh Groban on becoming famous so young: ‘I should have had a shrink then’
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