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There’s a Conclave Character for Every Oscar Movie


Awards season! It’s kind of like a conclave, as seen in 2024’s Conclave. Don’t you think?

Consider the Roman Catholic pageantry and aesthetic splendor of it all, with the ceremonial rites, the pilgrimages to grand cathedrals (St. Dolby’s, St. Beverly Hilton’s), lots of sermonizing, and even fast days. More voters actually laying eyes (and ears … oh God, those songs) on Emilia Pérez over the next few weeks could in fact hurt its chances of going all the way to the top. When this selection process kicked off, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence was well-liked and respected but not making waves or campaigning terribly hard to assume the top brass.

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