And the Oscar for Hyperbole Goes to ...
[posted by Callimachus]
Here's an oddity off the AP wire on Oscar night. At 12:12 a.m. this morning "BC-Oscars-Scorsese Win" moves across the wire. The top looks like this:
Even with the "seemingly" thrown in, that was an ... unfortunate comparison.
Twelve minutes later, a write-thru runs of "BC-Oscars-Scorsese Win," with a different top:
Which is a bit more like it.
Here's an oddity off the AP wire on Oscar night. At 12:12 a.m. this morning "BC-Oscars-Scorsese Win" moves across the wire. The top looks like this:
Martin Scorsese finally wins Academy Award for "The Departed' after 5 previous losses
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By JAKE COYLE
AP Entertainment Writer
It took 26 years, six directing nominations and two screenplay nominations, but Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar.
Righting an injustice that had seemingly swelled to the ranks of poverty in Africa, on Sunday night the Academy Awards bestowed a best-directing Oscar on Scorsese for "The Departed"
Even with the "seemingly" thrown in, that was an ... unfortunate comparison.
Twelve minutes later, a write-thru runs of "BC-Oscars-Scorsese Win," with a different top:
It took 26 years, six directing nominations and two screenplay nominations, but Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar.
Righting one of Hollywood's biggest oversights, the Academy Awards bestowed Martin Scorsese with a best-directing Oscar on Sunday night for "The Departed."
Which is a bit more like it.
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