Oscarology

Like the ancient Greeks in the agora, each spring finds film fans gathering at water coolers, in smoky bars and on playground benches debating the finer points of Oscarology.

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My goal writing those columns is to write about every film that's nominated for a major Oscar, plus some others if I feel like it, and to not succumb to the hype of award season Oscarology, which is absurd.

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In a video shared by CNN, Affleck opted out of the way people closely track the race. "I don't get into the Oscarology, and the pontificating," he said, though he acknowledged that many people enjoy following the process.

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