Oscars 2017: Five reasons the strange backlash against La La Land is just plain wrong

By Garry Maddox
Updated February 25 2017 - 1:13am, first published February 23 2017 - 2:59pm
The melancholy theme that Ryan Gosling plays on the piano keeps coming back in a different guise.  Photo: Dale Robinette
The melancholy theme that Ryan Gosling plays on the piano keeps coming back in a different guise. Photo: Dale Robinette
Surprise negativity: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone play idealists struggling against reality in <i>La La Land</i>. Photo: Dale Robinette
Surprise negativity: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone play idealists struggling against reality in <i>La La Land</i>. Photo: Dale Robinette

I was walking the dog in the park when the favourite to win best picture at the Oscars next week came up for discussion.

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