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Fun with Photoshop: Obama's Other Awards
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Oscar for Best Actor
After seeing an advanced screening of HBO's upcoming documentary By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, members of the Academy could hardly contain their glee. The meteoric rise of Hollywood's favorite politician, captured on hope-saturated reels, was more than enough reason to make documentary subjects eligible for Best Actor.
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