Also, this way 2 people can win each year. If it's just best Actor only one winner

Which would be a shame. Not sure how else you could have 2 winners?
It is very outdated though. I think the 2 winners bit is a large part of why it's still going.

Posted By: megson on February 25th 2019 at 08:39:57

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the girl from norfolk did well (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 07:41:22
- Come a long way since (General Chat) - LowestoftBoy, Feb 25, 10:53:27
  - Some of her finest work went into those adverts (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 25, 18:33:49
- She would have been at Norwich high school with my girlfriend when I was about 20. If I (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 09:18:59
- Why do they have best actors and actresses? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:11:36
  - Because then they can have two awards not just one, durr (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:47:30
  - That name is mustard! (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 25, 08:40:17
  - It's a hangover from the days when every film had a strong male lead and a pretty girl (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 08:24:59
    - So don’t films now have a strong male lead and a pretty girl? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:44:44
      - well, in the past month I've seen (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Feb 25, 09:11:56
      - It's not a given in the way it was when the oscars originated (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 08:51:39
    - Also, this way 2 people can win each year. If it's just best Actor only one winner (General Chat) - megson, Feb 25, 08:39:57
      - Is the right answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:53:01
      - they could have a third winner, best male, best female and then best actor (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:46:14
        
        I knew you’d get there in the end (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:53:27
    - amen to that (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:32:01
      - Why? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:49:10
        
        i don't know (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:56:51
        
        Maybe do a gold, silver and bronze oscar. (General Chat) - CauldRon, Feb 25, 09:01:04
        
        Why would marketing people want that when they can have two golds? (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 09:07:29
        
        Could have 'best', 'very best' and 'bestest' (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 25, 10:50:28
        
        Fuck right off (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:11:23
  - that is very very good point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:14:36
    - just fail to see what set of genitals people possess have to do with how well they can act (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:18:33
      - don't fogert that people's genitals and their gender are wholly unrelated (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 25, 09:23:35
      - Tombs, they obviously do it to multiply the numbers of awards (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 08:51:53
        
        Other industries don't do this though (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 09:14:20
        
        there are seperate male and female catagories for the Brits (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 10:30:42
        
        Ah OK (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 25, 10:34:22
        
        i get that but it is also a little bit patronising (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 09:03:29
    - though after posting my reply above (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:18:22
      - the defining criteria should be a persons ability to act (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:24:15
        
        Not to open a can of worms (I’m not hungry)... (General Chat) - APB, Feb 25, 08:29:27
        
        Interesting points being made all round. How annoying that work is calling for me too. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 25, 08:37:56
        
        Graham Presenteress (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 10:26:51
        
        nay bother (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 25, 08:36:57
        
        i totally agree (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 25, 08:29:15

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