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Twenty-something actresses can get nominated, but their male counterparts usually cant.
Children always run in Supporting, even when theyre the lead of the movie.
But once the Academy expanded the category and introducedranked-choice voting, the standard shifted toward plain old likability.
(With the asterisk that 2021sMinariwas an American production.)
They can compete all over the ballot, a development that makes every race more competitive and more surprising.
Who, besidesthe actual worst person in the world, could argue against that?
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