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Why The Academy Created An Oscar Category No One's Ever Won
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
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Academy creates 'Best Original Musical' Oscar category, but no one has won it yet due to lack of eligible films.
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- The 'Best Original Musical' category was introduced in 2000, but over 20 years later, not a single film has taken home the award.
- Industry insiders believe the category was created in an attempt to honor original musicals, but the lack of such films being produced has kept the category empty.
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Best Original Musical