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How much of an Oscar player is CODA, the prize-winning Sundance dramedy that has slowly built up a following since debuting on Apple TV+ seven months ago? A few weeks ago, I would have confidently told you it was stuck in the bottom half of the Best Picture rankings. But that was before Sian Heder’s film surprisingly took home the Best Cast award from the Screen Actors Guild, beating Belfast, Don’t Look Up, and King Richard. Now pundits are starting to speculate about whether it might be a sneaky Best Picture winner, and Awards Twitter has erupted into civil war over the issue. Is there something real going on here, or are we just in need of something new to talk about in the…
