Kanye West released "The Life of Pablo" on February 14, but he just announced another new album for this summer.

West's sudden news came in the middle of a tirade about the Grammys on Twitter, what seems to be his favorite platform for his thoughts these days.

The rapper first started talking about his plan to "fix" the Grammys and make them "culturally relevant again," reaching out to Neil Portnow, the current president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which puts on the Grammy Awards each year. 

West said that he needs to "fix" the fact that he knows "so many cool artists whose hearts have been broken by the politics, including mine." 

One of the problems with the Grammys is that the "Grammy awarding system is way off and completely out of touch," West tweeted. 

He mentioned wanting to see Young Thug and Future at the Grammys, as well as Dexter Navy, who directed A$AP Rocky's "L$D" music video and didn't earn a nomination this year. 

In true West fashion, he did add that he "is the most important living artist talking" and claimed that without him at the show next year, "there will be no show." 

West has received 57 Grammy nominations and won 21 times since 2005. 

He continued to say that he shares his thoughts on Twitter because "my voice is my power," and added, "I'm not crazy, I'm free."  

He also briefly talked about Yeezys, his shoes with Adidas, as providing him with "economic freedom," and said that he plans on hooking everyone up with free Yeezys. Exactly what that plan is? We don't quite know. 

He ended his tweetstorm by claiming that he is a "voice of freedom" and "represent[s] what people can't say." 

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Anwar Hadid is just 16, but he's already following in his sisters' successful footsteps. Hadid just signed to the same modeling agency that his sisters, top models Gigi and Bella, are also signed to.

Watch out, fashion world, the Hadids are officially taking over.

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After thanking fans in an Instagram post Tuesday, Kesha has published a longer message to her supporters. 

She wrote a post on her Facebook, saying, "I'm so, so beyond humbled and thankful for all of the support I've received from everyone. Words cannot really express the emotions I've gone through reading and seeing how amazing everyone has been to me. I can't believe that so many people all over the world took the time to show me support and love. Other entertainers who knowingly put their own careers at stake by supporting me, I will be forever grateful." 

Musicians such as Demi Lovato, Lorde, Lady Gaga, and Adele have all voiced their support. Taylor Swift donated $250,000 to help Kesha. 

Kelse also commented on the case and said that Dr. Luke's countersuit alleging she is trying to extort him to break her contract is false.

"All I ever wanted was to be able to make music without being afraid, scared, or abused," she wrote. "This case has never been about a renegotiation of my record contract — it was never about getting a bigger, or a better deal. This is about being free from my abuser. I would be willing to work with Sony if they do the right thing and break all ties that bind me to my abuser."

The singer said there is a larger problem outside of the denial of her injunction request, which would have allowed her to to work outside of her contract.

"I think about young girls today — I don’t want my future daughter — or your daughter — or any person to be afraid that they will be punished if they speak out about being abused, especially if their abuser is in a position of power," she wrote. "Unfortunately I don’t think that my case is giving people who have been abused confidence that they can speak out, and that’s a problem."

She then urged those who have been abused to "speak out" and reminded them that they are not alone.  

"There are places that will make you feel safe. There are people who will help you. I for one, will stand beside you and behind you. I know now how this all feels and will forever fight for you the way perfect strangers have been fighting for me."

Kesha supporters will be protesting outside of the Sony's New York City headquarters on Friday.

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There's something about a good heist movie that makes a moviegoing experience perfect. From the high stakes to the top-shelf actors and directors who seem to gravitate to the genre, when it's done right, it can be a thrilling cinematic experience.

With this week's "Triple 9" about dirty cops involved in, yes, a heist (starring Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, and Casey Affleck), we thought it would be a good time to look back on classics in the genre. 

Here are the 21 best heist movies of all time, ranked.

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21. "A Fish Called Wanda"

John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin play a bumbling group who commit a robbery of very pricey diamonds (and then try to con one another out of the loot). Cleese and Palin are at top form and Kline's portrayal of a cocky American earned him an Oscar win for best supporting actor.  

20. “Mission: Impossible”

Though Tom Cruise's first time playing Ethan Hunt showed off all of the fun spy aspects of the franchise, it also had a very elaborate heist element. Hunt breaking into CIA headquarters to steal the "NOC" list is a highlight of the film.

19. “Bottle Rocket”

For Wes Anderson's directorial debut, he cast then-unknown brothers Luke and Owen Wilson as friends who plan the heist of a factory only for things to go horribly wrong.

The first three "Mortal Kombat" games are over 20 years old, but new tricks and secrets are still being discovered on the original arcade versions. 

A guy over at YouTube channel YourMKArcadeSource just revealed that found a secret menu that's only accessible through a series of complicated button presses.

The video is over 10 minutes long and outlines both the discovery of the "EJB" menu — named after Mortal Kombat creator Ed "J" Boon — and how to access it.

The hidden EJB menu allows players to see characters' endings without having to beat the game, enter your initials onto the leaderboard, run diagnostic tools, and carry out something called "coin bookkeeping."

None of these are particularly revelatory, but the fact that they've remained hidden in plain sight for decades proves that there are still secrets yet to be revealed in some of the most well-loved video games of all time.

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Erin Andrews, a well-known Fox sportscaster and co-host of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," is suing the Nashville Marriott over a nude video shot of her while she was a guest at the hotel, reports USA Today.

The lawsuit centers on an incident where Michael David Barrett, an insurance executive, secretly filmed Andrews changing in her room on his cellphone through a rigged peephole in September, 2008.

The lawsuit also names Barrett and the Windsor Capital Group, the Nashville Marriott's management company, as a defendant. 

Andrews alleges that employees at the Nashville Marriott aided Barrett by giving him her room number and allowed him to book the room next door, according to The Washington Post. 

"What could a man calling a hotel asking to be placed next to a woman mean?" Randall Kinnard, Andrews' attorney, asked the jury in his opening statement Tuesday, per USA Today. “It could be an ex-husband, it could be an ex-boyfriend, somebody who wants to hurt that woman. It could be somebody not telling what he wants to do.” 

Marc Dedman, an attorney for the Nashville Marriott, countered Kinnard's claim by placing the blame squarely on Barrett himself.

"Every lawsuit is a story," Dedman told the jury, reports The Tennessean. "You’re going to get a story from this side, and you get to decide what happened. This is a story about a serial stalker."

In 2009, Barrett pleaded guilty to renting hotel rooms next to Andrews in three separate cities, and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, reports The Associated Press. 

Andrews is seeking $75 million in damages. 

The jury will decide if the hotel was negligent, and determine how much Andrews suffered emotionally as a result of the video, which has been viewed online millions of times, according to USA Today. 

Marc Dedman, who represents the Nashville Marriot and the Windsor Capital Group emailed Business Insider the following statement:

“Today represents another step in the process of trial, and our clients look forward to a final resolution of this matter.”

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While accepting her award for British female solo artist at the 2016 Brit Awards, Adele voiced her support for Kesha.

Kesha is in an ongoing legal battle to get out of her contract with Sony and producer Dr. Luke, who she alleges sexually abused her. 

Adele also used her speech to honor the other female nominees. 

"And to all the other girls, thank you for letting me in your company," the record-breaking "25" artist said. Her fellow nominees were Florence & the Machine, Jess Glynne, Laura Marling, and the posthumously nominated Amy Winehouse. "You're all incredible, you're all amazing, and it's a privilege to be alongside you." 

The singer went on to thank her management and record label "for embracing the fact that I’m a woman and being encouraged by it.”

That's when she ended her speech by publicly supporting Kesha.

She joins other entertainers including Lady Gaga, Lorde, Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and Demi Lovato in standing up for the singer in her complicated legal struggle.

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Kesha is in a legal battle with producer Dr. Luke and Sony. While accepting the award for Best Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards, she took a moment to publically support Kesha.

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In the 2006 cult comedy directed by “Silicon Valley” creator Mike Judge, “Idiocracy,” Luke Wilson plays an “average American” who, after being part of a government experiment, wakes up five centuries later to find that society is incredibly dumb and he’s suddenly the smartest person alive.

One of the film’s highlights is actor Terry Crews playing President Camacho — a foul-mouthed brute introduced as a former “porn star and five-time ultimate smackdown wrestling champion.”

Well, with the 2016 presidential election being filled with strange happenings, topped by Donald Trump’s run for the Republican nomination becoming more likely, the screenwriter of “Idiocracy,” Etan Cohen, couldn’t help but make the connection to his own imaginary future. He sent out this tweet on Wednesday:

When a follower playfully tweeted back to him, “Didn’t you kind of, though?” Cohen replied:

Cohen isn’t the only one from the film making the comparison. Crews embodied his Camacho character last month when he tweeted this:

Here’s hoping an increase in energy drinks and the arrival of Costco universities don’t happen in the next four to eight years.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios has been doing very well recently flexing its muscles alongside the other animation house Disney distributes, and the generally agreed-upon favorite: Pixar.

“Frozen” showed it can bring in the crowds like Pixar’s “Toy Story” franchise, and now Disney Studio’s newest release, “Zootopia,” proves it can also make a family-friendly tale with a strong message, like Pixar’s “WALL-E” or “Inside Out.”

Animated movies have always had deep-seated morals behind them, whether overcoming fears or learning to be yourself. But recently the messages have been louder and more relevant to contemporary society. There’s the commentary on caring for the environment in “WALL-E” and now “Zootopia" takes on issues of identity and race.

“Zootopia” is set in a world where both prey and predator live in harmony. And not just that, the animals have evolved to have human characteristics and live in a metropolis, called Zootopia. But from the start, you can tell that directors Byron Howard (“Tangled”), Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph”), and co-director Jared Bush are going to be driving home thoughts on our own world.

We get to know a bunny named Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) as a youngster who has big ambitions to be a “bunny cop.” Though her parents try to make her understand that having big dreams is not healthy and that she should concentrate on staying home on the farm.

This makes sense when Judy tries to help out a few small animals being bullied by a large fox, and gets beaten up by the fox.

Yes, this is a Disney movie.

Fast-forward 15 years, and we see Judy training to be a cop, a small bunny among large tigers and elephants. She graduates top in her class and is stationed at the epicenter of Zootopia, a melting pot of species large and small.

But before Judy heads off to the big city, her father gives her fox repellent. After offering “fatherly advice” about why foxes can’t be trusted, she reluctantly takes the spray and heads off.

The moment seems meaningless and silly. But in fact, it’s the basis of the whole movie.

“Zootopia” is as much a commentary on race and bigotry as it is a fun romp through an imaginary world.

As the story evolves, finding Judy in search of a missing otter with the help of a shifty fox named Nick (Jason Bateman), this topical exploration bubbles to the surface.

First a tiger cop says Judy is so cute, and Judy retorts that only bunnies can call other bunnies that. Then Judy explains to the media that the reason a handful of predators have gone “savage” is due to what’s in their DNA. In essence, because their ancestors were killers, it’s safe to assume they must be as well.

This dive into the topic of stereotypes and the harm they cause is a triumph by Disney that hopefully encourages parents and their children to have discussions while heading back home from the theater. (Parents will certainly have to engage in a talk about Nick’s flashback scene.)

Yes, movies should be escapism, and “Zootopia” is filled with incredible computer animation, very funny jokes, and wonderful characters. But it also helps young people today to have some reality seep into the content they endlessly consume.

What’s great is that “Zootopia” isn’t scared to raise issues, even highly sensitive ones. Hopefully we all keep away from knee-jerk reactions concerning "why" a cartoon is doing this and instead absorb it and educate.

If you haven’t noticed, your dad’s Disney cartoons are long gone.

“Zootopia” opens March 4.

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The retail industry is struggling.

Retailers like Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, J. Crew, and Abercrombie & Fitch have all been struggling to lure consumers to shop at stores. Macy's, Nordstrom, and Kohl's have all reported disappointing earnings.

Kanye West, rapper, shoe designer, and master tweeter, has a solution that could potentially save these traditional retailers. He summed up in one tweet:

This, while seemingly obvious, is actually very revealing of a major problem plaguing the industry.

Warm weather has been problematic for retailers. In fact, Macy's says that when it was actually cold outside, it helped sales.

But the bigger problem is why retailers are forced to struggle with unseasonably warm weather in the first place. That's because of slow supply chains.

Fast-fashion stores like Zara are thriving, largely because they can adapt rapidly to changes and trends.

"This is a significant point of difference to most other apparel retailers which usually commit in advance of each season and have no capability to change volume or introduce new styles mid-season," Neil Saunders, CEO of consulting firm Conlumino, wrote in an email to Business Insider in December. "Zara has always been this way, but in today's market where trends change rapidly and where the weather seems to fluctuate more, this has become a major source of competitive advantage."

The old "season" cycle is more problematic than ever, thanks to Instagram. People want what's on the runway as soon as they see it online, as opposed to waiting for months for it.

At this month's New York Fashion Week, companies were showing fall and winter for later this year ... when it's cold(ish) right now. Banana Republic responded to this phenomenon this year by permitting consumers to purchase what they saw on the runway immediately.

Racked also pointed out Kanye's seemingly ingenious idea, while hinting at how Burberry's recent "see-now, buy-now" collection answered this problem.

So essentially, Kanye is summing up a world that operates like Zara. Though he doesn't need any more ego boosts, it might be fair to say that he's a budding retail genius.

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One line from Donald Trump's victory speech after the Nevada caucus earlier this week has become something of a running joke online: "We won with poorly educated — I love the poorly educated."

Jimmy Kimmel is so in love with Trump's shout-out to his less-educated supporters, apparently, that he made a mock-political ad for the candidate from that group and aired it on his late-night show Wednesday.

This is what Kimmel imagines Trump might look like to some of his base: defending us from "terists," sealing the Mexican border (here to the north), and watching out for North Korean leader Lil' Kim.

Watch below.

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The official Popcorn Time, dubbed the "Netflix for pirated movies," is back from the dead. Popcorn Time first became popular thanks to its intuitive, Netflix-style interface that allowed users to stream torrents without having to delete the potentially incriminating evidence afterward.

The streaming service has a rocky and somewhat confusing history. The original Popcorn Time website, where people would download the streaming software, was shut down in March 2014 following pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which viewed the website and its hosting of the software as a major piracy concern.

But the streaming software has since been relaunched by other teams in various forms, and the most popular of them — PopcornTime.io — was deemed the official successor by the original Popcorn Time team.

Last October, however, the team behind PopcornTime.io shut down its website after a lawsuit was filed against the domain by the MPAA, and the software stopped working. But a few weeks ago, the software began updating without explanation or warning — aside from a cryptic "Hail Hydra," a reference to how hard it would be for the authorities to fully destroy Popcorn Time.

And sure enough, the official Popcorn Time software is now working again and back online. Now we have some sort of explanation for what happened, unearthed by Torrent Freak.

"After the 'MPAA incident', we're a little diminished, and we've chosen a new direction: we're shifting from an active development of Popcorn Time to a more or less resilience-driven development," those purporting to be the original Popcorn Time team announced.

It should be noted that because no one will confirm their identity, we cannot know for certain that those who have reanimated the original software are members of the original team.

Part of this new direction means a split between two products: Popcorn Time and Butter. Butter is a streaming project that some of Popcorn Time's former developers are working on. Butter has "neutral technology and no illegal content," according to Torrent Freak.

The new Popcorn Time will be powered by Butter, but will remain a separate entity.

"Most of our old teammates have left the ship to focus on a new technology, they called it Butter, and we use their platform as a base to make Popcorn Time," the Popcorn Time team writes.

That means that Popcorn Time will benefit from Butter's development, but that, presumably for legal reasons, they will remain distinct products.

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Christian Slater has been slapped with a $20 million lawsuit from, of all people, his father.

Slater's dad, Michael Hawkins, says his son and ex-wife Mary Jo Slater "ruined" his acting career in the suit, according to court papers obtained by People magazine.

The suit asks that the court order Slater to pay his father for damages as a result of slander, libel, defamation of character, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Hawkins asked for a jury trial.

Hawkins — who starred on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" from 1975 to 1976 — pointed to a December 2015 interview in which Slater said Hawkins is"a manic-depressive schizophrenic."

The 80-year-old actor argues that Christian doesn't have the medical degree or knowledge to diagnose mental illnesses. He also says that he has been "blacklisted" in the entertainment industry and doesn't believe he'll ever be able to act professionally again.

In a 2015 Interview magazine article (not the one indicated in the lawsuit), Slater, 46, referred to his father having a mental condition and said it was a cause of his father's acting career problems. He also said they had a "tumultuous, back-and-forth relationship," but they were working on reconciliation.

Business Insider contacted Slater's representative for comment.

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Lady Gaga has come out vocally in her support of Kesha.

She posted a message to her Instagram encouraging her fans not to belittle Kesha and added "#stopvictimshaming" to the caption.

Kesha is in an ongoing legal battle to get out of her contract with her producer Dr. Luke, who she alleges sexually abused her. Her contract with his label, owned by Sony, requires her to record six more albums. 

Gaga's message said, "The very reason women don't speak up for years is the fear that no one will believe them or their abuser has threatened their life or life of their loved ones/livelihood in order to keep their victim quiet and under control. What happened to Kesha has happened to many female artists, including myself, and it will affect her for the rest of her life."

"No one needs to validate Kesha," she continued. "Why is victim always the 'liar'? Why do we let people in a position of power get away with behaving inhumanely? These guys hide behind the legal system and it's their litigious behavior that is precisely what they use to rape these girls. 'Give me what I want or else I will come after you' and they have all the money and the resources to do it."

The singer also shared a supportive message from California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and a photo of Gaga holding hands with Kesha on her social-media accounts Wednesday.

Other entertainers including Adele, Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and Demi Lovato have supported Kesha during her complicated legal battle.

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Movie theaters still hate Netflix and are refusing to show Netflix’s “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” sequel, out February 26, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The sticking point seems to be Netflix’s commitment to “day-and-date releases,” which means that the movie will be available to stream on Netflix the same day as it arrives in theaters.

Netflix executives describe this as the future, and an extension of Netflix’s mantra to give the consumer exactly what he or she wants.

Theater owners think this policy undermines their business, sources told the Los Angeles Times. And some of them don’t buy Netflix’s argument that it is better for the customer.

“Netflix's commitment to consumer choice only extends as far as it benefits Netflix,” Patrick Corcoran, the spokesman for the National Association of Theatre Owners told the Los Angeles Times.

The new “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” movie will only play in around a dozen IMAX theaters in the US.

Netflix ran into a similar issue with “Beasts of No Nation,” its high-profile indie feature film, which stars Idris Elba as a terrifying African warlord. The film debuted in October in 31 theaters, and only took in $50,699 in its opening weekend (a theater average of $1,635). The new “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” will play in even fewer venues.

“It's going to be very, very difficult for Netflix to get the major theater chains to carry its movies,” FBR Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett told The Los Angeles Times.

When Netflix originally announced its plans for “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” back in late 2014, the response from theaters, including market leader Regal, was ice cold.

"Regal we will not participate in an experiment where you can see the same product on screens varying from three stories tall to 3" wide on a smart phone. We believe the choice for truly enjoying a magnificent movie is clear,"Regal spokesman Russ Nunley said in a statement. Cinemark joined in the condemnation.

The climate hasn’t warmed since then.

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Will it be "The Revenant"? Will it be "Spotlight"? Will it be "The Big Short"?

Those are the questions swirling around Hollywood and in all likelihood your living room heading into Sunday's Oscars night.

The best-picture category is in a tight three-way race for the statue, with no clear favorite, which will allow for some much-needed drama on a night when many of the other categories are forgone conclusions.

A big reason there's so much conflict among the Oscar pundits: the key awards these films did (and didn't) win in the run-up, which are always good indicators of what will ultimately grab Oscars.

Here we analyze the best-picture category and predict who will take home the prize.

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Why "Spotlight" could win

Of the three films being seriously considered, Tom McCarthy's look at The Boston Globe's uncovering of the Catholic Church child-molestation scandal in the city has been in the best-picture conversation the longest.

Since it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, the movie has been a critical darling, and it won key award-season prizes like the top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Writers Guild of America Awards (actors and writers form a large contingent in Academy membership).

Historically, best-picture winners have those two awards in the bag.

Why "The Big Short" could win

Adam McKay's look at the housing-bubble collapse in the mid-2000s got out of the gates late for award-season hopefuls, opening in theaters on December 23. But it quickly picked up attention, getting major nominations and then going on to win the top Producers Guild Award and WGA Award (for adapted screenplay).

Like "Spotlight," it has some of the major wins under its belt to be a serious contender for the Oscars' big prize.

And if only the real audience voted ...

If the real theatergoers had their say in the Oscars, many would most likely choose George Miller's epic blockbuster "Mad Max: Fury Road." The best-picture nominee, which is clearly a dark horse to win, has great performances by Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron and awe-inspiring cinematography and stunts.

This is one that we at the multiplex thirst for, but Oscar voters will do nothing more than give it a nomination to say "nice job."

Leonardo DiCaprio may not have starred in "Titanic," "The Wolf of Wall Street," or his latest Oscar contender, "The Revenant," if he had decided to leave acting for his other career plan.

That was apparently a real possibility, according to DiCaprio in a 2004 interview on "The Oprah Show."

The talk show's researchers had discovered the actor's other passion and Oprah Winfrey, as we all would, asked him about it.

"Yes," he told Winfrey when asked whether he almost quit acting. "Because I was a break-dancer." Audience members laughed.

"Now don’t ask me to break-dance, because I’ve since lost my moves," he continued. "But I was a break-dancer, and I had a choppy, sort of punky haircut."

And he was good. Winfrey's researchers discovered that he had won second place in a German break-dancing contest.

"[It was a] small thing," DiCaprio said modestly.

DiCaprio's moves also earned him a nickname, "The Noodle." 

"Oh, boy, yeah," DiCaprio reacted with surprise when Winfrey mentioned the name. "That's from way, way back when I was a little kid in my pop-locking days."

That would at least explain how he pulled off this scene of "Wolf of Wall Street":

Watch DiCaprio talk about his former backup career below:

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Winning the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards doesn't just say that a movie is regarded by Hollywood as the top achievement in the medium for the year; it cements a movie with past winners that have gone on to become classics such as "The Godfather," "Lawrence of Arabia," and "On the Waterfront."

But the Academy voters don't always get it right. Tucked away in the 89 years of Oscar ceremonies are best picture winners that quickly vanish from the zeitgeist, never to be heard from again. That's often because they weren't as good as originally thought.

Here we look back on the 10 most disappointing best picture winners and choose the nominees that should have won:

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10. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956)

Based on the Jules Verne novel, this film used all of Hollywood's resources (a $6 million budget in the 1950s was far from cheap) to create a sprawling look at the world, but the story of a super-rich English gentleman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) who attempts to win his wager to navigate the globe is silly and far from memorable. 

SHOULD HAVE WON: "The Ten Commandments"

Cecil B. DeMille's final directing effort still holds strong today. With its all-star cast, particularly the incredible performance by Charlton Heston as Moses (he didn't even get an Oscar nomination for the role), and its remarkable effects for that era, it's a movie that should have been recognized with the top prize.  

9. "Ordinary People" (1980)

The late 1970s and early 1980s were when the melodrama was at its zenith in movie theaters, and "Ordinary People" came around at the perfect time. The film didn't just win best picture — it also achieved best director for Robert Redford and best actor for Timothy Hutton. Granted, the film has explosive performances in it, but there needs to be more than great acting to win best picture.

A big frustration advertisers have had with Snapchat is there isn't a great way to measure performance on the platform. But Snapchat is figuring out a way to give brands more insight, and it seems to be modeling itself after TV networks.

In a big move for the nearly five-year-old messaging app, advertisers are finally getting a way to easily compare how well an ad on Snapchat performs compared to a traditional TV one they're used to buying.

Snapchat announced Thursday that Nielsen's Digital Ad Ratings will start measuring its ads on the network using GRPs, or gross ratings point, a standard in the advertising industry. It's also added partnerships with Innovid and Sizmek to further drill down on ad analytics.

As Snapchat looks to solidify itself as a great place for advertisers — and bring in the cash that comes with it — the company has started to embrace the kind of measurements ad buyers need. It's a middle ground for the company, which previously said it detests the "creepy" targeted ads many CMOs love.

The company had been working with Millward Brown since October 2014 to help infer the gender of its users and also measure views and reach. It also inked a partnership with Nielsen last summer to track completion rates and do brand resonance studies. The external partnerships are important because because unlike Facebook, which knows most of its users' interests and demographics thanks to profile pages, Snapchat hardly collects any personal information about users when they register.

“We’re excited to work with Nielsen to measure the great results our advertisers see every day on Snapchat,” said Snapchat's Chief Strategy Officer Imran Khan in a statement. “We’re committed to bringing all the major measurement solutions to our platform.” 

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