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LOS ANGELES — “Tár,” Todd Field’s drama about a world-renowned, scandal-plagued classical music conductor, dominated the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s awards voting on Sunday, winning prizes for Field’s script and direction, and for Cate Blanchett’s lead performance. But the movie ultimately shared the best picture prize with Daniel Kwan…

"Says she was raped by producer."

LOS ANGELES — Twenty years ago, Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind” won four Academy Awards including best picture, beating out “Gosford Park,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “Moulin Rouge!”

The worst Oscar wins don’t age well after 30 seconds; the best endure for decades. On the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Oscars, Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang and columnist Glenn Whipp put their heads together to relitigate the winners in eight major categories — and to offer…