Robbed! Oscar Ripoffs and Hard-Luck Stories

LOSER (1939): Dorothy’s red ruby slippers are in the Smithsonian – but there’s no Oscar next to them. "The Wizard of Oz," a groundbreaking fantasy musical that has delighted – and frightened – generations of viewers, got blown away in the Best Picture category.

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