Oscars 2019: 10 Reasons Why A Star Is Born Is Definitely Not Best Film

10. Oscar Hates Musicals

Well, not always, but dramas typically outperform all other genres and it would be a surprise to see that trend bucked this time around. The Academy's bias may also torpedo fellow contender and Golden Globes winner, Bohemian Rhapsody, which at least benefits from a true story centered around one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.

Although ASIB may not be a "musical" in the traditional sense, such as Singing' in the Rain (which wasn't even nominated - WTF?), the film does rely heavily on its stellar soundtrack and storyline about the music industry.

Will the winner on Oscar night have rightly deserved the statue? Maybe... maybe not. After all, How Green Was My Valley beat out Citizen Kane in 1941, and then three years later Bing Crosby, saw his musical Going My Way bump off noir classic Double Indemnity for top honors. Go figure.