Earlier today I spoke with Awards Daily‘s Sasha Stone about….what did we talk about? Oh, yes, the Oscar race. We kicked it all around the hockey rink…again. The fun part began when I started reading portions of Michael Musto’s Daily Beast discussion with “Pat,” the Academy voter. Key remark: “Isn’t it true that the Academy is made up of five thousands ‘Pats’?” Again, the mp3.
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