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I realize this is pretty picky, but I was wondering about the definition of “setting” for Question 19 in your Oscar quiz (“What was the last year with no Best Picutre nomiees set in the present?”) Could it not be argued that “Titanic” was actually set in the present since the whole film was basically a flashback? I’m not sure if the fact that the majority of the film took place in 1912 means that it is considered to be “set” in 1912.
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Editor’s note: The same could be said about “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan.”
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