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Patch Picks: Five Oscar Categories That Don't Exist, But Should

It's Oscar Week at Salisbury Patch and we're taking no prisoners

1. BEST VILLAIN

An MTV movie award category-- and a darn good one. It takes skill to be the one everyone loves to hate.

2. BEST ENSEMBLE

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Good movies are so much about chemistry between the actors. Sometimes a group of actors come together to make the sum stronger than its parts . Think "The Breakfast Club" or anything "Monty Python."

3.  BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS

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The title needs help, but you get the idea. Let's honor movies that shed light on life's darker topics.  What "Philadelphia" did for the AIDS epidemic, for example.

4. BEST ACTION SEQUENCE

"Die Hard" does not deserve an Oscar, but there's no denying that action films are some of the industry's biggest money-makers. Let's acknowledge the work that goes into it. 

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Being funny isn't easy. Give the laughmakers their due.

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