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and kindly dont change the channel, whatever it takes.
Is this a show for everyone or just the diehards?
Is Hollywood back and better than ever, or has it lost its sense of identity?
The highs were high, the lows very low, and the tonal whiplash constant.
Werounded it all upfor you.
Wow, what a journey.
Seven p.m. East Coast time is bad enough but 4 p.m. on the West Coast is even more ridiculous.
The show started five minutes late, and he was unruffled.
Kimmel: Its not going to be thrilling, but itll work.
they panned to herHoldoversco-star Giamatti, who had a single, thick tear running down his face.
Thats why hes also an Oscar nominee, folks.
I understand that this is a risk-averse industry, he told the audience.
But $200 million movies are also a risk.
But you take the risk anyway.
Instead of making one $200 million movie, make 20 $10 million movies.
Or 50 $4 million movies.
Fuck yeah, Cord Jefferson!
Hes not such a Bad Bunny.
Was that line a placeholder and someone forgot to write the real thing?
HIGH: An ode to stunt performers.Oscars, are you listening to us?
(All films we included in our 100 Fights That Shaped Action Cinema list!)
HIGH: Id like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy.
In that order.Robert Downey Jr., who won for his role inOppenheimer, is good at acceptance speeches.
Sometimes theyre unavoidable, especially in a live show!
But sometimes itd be nice to anticipate that Im Just Ken might not be the best music option.
(Arnold said son of a bitch twice.)
In an especially meandering, self-obsessed Oscars, what more could you ask for!
3,Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, andNapoleonproved the point of Cord Jeffersons earlier speech.
As to howGodzilla Minus Onelooked that good on less than $15 million,weve got your answer.
I dont know, maybe this guy has potential as an actor?
FISTBUMPING WITH HIS MOJO DOJO CASA HOUSE BOYS WHILE CARRYING THE TUNE PERFECTLY?SENSATIONAL.
AND YOU DIDNT GIVE THIS MAN AN OSCAR???
IF I COULD pop in IN ALL-CAPS ALL-CAPS RIGHT NOW, I WOULD!!!
LOW: Billie Eilish has more Oscars than Martin Scorsese.She hastwo wins from two nominations.
He has one win in 44 years.
Its absurd, folks.
I loveField of Dreams.
Even worse, the sequence ended with a list of more names.
WHOA:Emma Stone wins over Lily Gladstone.An Oscars ceremony in which every favorite wins isnt exactly fun.
Has Jennifer Lawrence ever been more wooden than when blandly describing Gladstones performance?
And I have the envelope for that.
And here it comes.
WHOA: The Oscars ended before 11??
?Maybe that 7 pm start gave people the energy Kenergy?
to power through at a faster pace.
Thats a whoa and a win.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the20 Days in Mariupoldirector.
His name is Mstyslav Chernov.
