Sentences with phrase «handful of academy members»

The film's immersive depiction of the misery of plantation life as well as hangings, near - lynchings, whippings, a rape and numerous other scenes of brutal punishment proved too much for a handful of academy members Sunday night, though the mid-screening walkouts were minimal.

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But the simple fact of the matter is that the Best Picture nominees lineup is ultimately just a bunch of first - place choices — and likely a handful of second - place choices — from Academy members.

The 1970s was a time of transformation at the academy, with the opening of its annual member exhibition to a handful of invited nonmembers.