With the Oscars just around the corner, we tackle a pet peeve: abled actors playing disabled characters and winning butt loads of awards for it. What is The Academy's fascination with these performances? Why are they still so prevalent? And how does the award-winning trend bar accessibility both in front of and behind the camera?

With in-depth discussion on Rain Man, My Left Foot, and Scent of a Woman, and reference to Forrest Gump, Sling Blade, Coming Home, The King's Speech, Ordinary People, Joker, Silver Lining's Playbook, I Am Sam, The Theory of Everything, and more.

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