The Academy Awards Top This Week's Picks on Stump the Stiffs

Basketball and movies, the perfect comboThe Academy Awards have long since stood as the premier awards show in America. More esteemed than the Golden Globes, the Oscars are the pinnacle of recognition in cinema. They are of course not without their faults and it seems insane that someone like Leonardo DiCaprio, who has turned in amazing acting performances in movies such as The Aviator, Blood Diamond, Django Unchained and Shutter Island (my favorite movie of all time) has never won the award for Best Actor or even Best Supporting Actor. Luckily, Leo gets another crack at it this year with a nomination for his performance in The Revenant.

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