> I don't see why it's such a bad thing for the Journal to publish the results of the awards ahead of time. I'd be interested to hear why everyone that's been lambasting the paper's so upset.
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For the same reason that one shouldn't reveal the ending to a movie; it spoils the experience for other people. That's selfish and rude.

> My own opinion is that the Oscars are meaningless anyway and there's no reason to hold them on such a pedestal. If the Journal thinks they know who's going to win, that's news, and they should publish it. And they were almost entirely correct, too, which I think shows that they were at least being journalistically responsible.
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"You can spoil the ending for everyone else, because it doesn't matter to me." :)