Article: OSCAR'S BIGGEST MISTAKES SOME WHO WERE MISCAST IN ROLES OF WINNERS AND LOSERS.(DAILY BREAK)

Byline: MAL VINCENT, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

WHAT WERE they thinking?

The question arises during the Oscar telecast as more than 1 billion people worldwide gather to view, and often ponder, the Academy Awards show.

Today we begin a countdown to the 70th annual Academy Awards show with stories, trivia and outright curiosities leading to the big night itself, Monday, March 23.

The annual rite of spring unleashes a guessing game that eventually engulfs even those who never go to the movies. Oscar winners, though, are often the result more of timing than of quality.

Major campaigns are staged to attract voters. Popularity also is ...

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