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How pomp, politics and power brokers rewrote the Oscar playbook
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Beyond the gowns, gossip and little gold men, audiences will be watching for much more than who wins what on Sunday's 95th Academy Awards. From last years confrontation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock to the Moonlight envelope flub, the show has a long history of drama. New Yorker writer Michael Schulman's new book is called Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears. He breaks down the biggest feuds and power moves on Hollywood's big night out.