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‘The Grantland Oscar Preview’: Assigning Sports Doppelgängers

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February 13, 2015

by Bill Simmons, Chris Connelly and Wesley Morris

Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, and Chris Connelly assign sports doppelgängers to Oscar nominees. Is Bill Belichick’s career more like David Fincher’s or Jim Cameron’s?

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Filed Under: Grantland Channel, Movies, Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Chris Connelly, 2014 Awards Season, Oscars, Academy Awards, The Grantland Oscar Preview

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