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But theyre also a history.
And whats even better than history?
Thats right, you Tarantino stans: historical fiction.
Does Renee Zellwegers potential second Oscar win seem that much sweeter because her first was in the Supporting category?
What if X had won the Oscar that year instead of Y?
What else would have gone differently as a result?
Which brings me to Sandra Bullock.
The movie never met a cliche it didnt like.
And to Oscar voters, thats often just as good as capital-A Acting.
Heres what happens in the mirror universe where Sandra Bullock lost the Best Actress Oscar in 2009:
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That prize comes after her essentially one-woman show in Alfonso Cuarons dazzlingGravity.
Rooney Mara is cast as Carol Danvers inCaptain Marvel.Okay, this is a stretch.
Without that victory, yes, shes still a nominee.
But maybe the winds shift in this alternate timeline.
Maybe the Oscar win for Mara reminds Kevin Feige how great she was inThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Suddenly, rewrites forCaptain Marvelbegin to accentuate Carols stoic, whispery, fragile-bird qualities.
All because Meryl Streeps Julia Child bested Sandra Bullocks white savior.
