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There was a crisis team in place to handle the fallout from any unexpected catastrophes like Will Smith’s attack on Chris Rock at last year’s show, but there was nothing it could do about the ordinariness and sameness of the ABC broadcast.
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Perhaps I'm expecting too much from the Oscars, but it feels dissonant to award best picture to a timely, incisive film like "Everything Everywhere All at Once" with one hand and wave away the problems of the world with the other. It all led to a broadcast that was bland, uncontroversial and mildly entertaining, sure, but also felt terribly fake.
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It was a mostly safe, by-the-numbers affair that was woefully short on buzzy watercooler moments.
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Few wins were egregious enough to get upset about, and those acceptance speeches were so moving as to absolve any ill feelings anyway. And yet, after all that, the night felt hollow and, at times, even cheap. This year, the Oscars failed to rise to its own beautiful moment. ... n Academy Awards telecast that was simultaneously remarkable and lifeless.
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The event was about as quintessential Oscars as you get: lukewarm, mostly unsurprising, almost comforting in its very blandness. Or it might be, were the Academy not so determined to make all the worst decisions about the big awards.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 22
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Mixed: 4 out of 22
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Negative: 10 out of 22
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Mar 13, 2023It was fine, but the Malala jokes were tasteless and cringey. 'RRR' musical segment was cool, though.
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Mar 15, 2023An absolute joke. The Oscars have become the laughing stock of the entertainment industry.
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Mar 15, 2023