BACK IN 2001, in the golden age of cinema, when studios routinely put out classics like “A Beautiful Mind,” “Moulin Rouge,” and “I Am Sam,” Hollywood observers dismissed the Academy of Motion Pictures’ snub of “The Fellowship of the Ring” with a wave of the hand. “Oh don’t worry,” the sophisticates sighed, “Peter Jackson will win for ‘Return of the King’ so that the trilogy can be recognized all in one shot.”
It was a fine sentiment, except for one small detail: Suppose the Academy had taken the same approach towards “The Godfather”?
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