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This year,the Oscarslearned the dangers of trying to enter the speed force.
Not the best song, but a full, spectacular Beyonce performance.
She wasnt at the Oscars yet, but shewasthere, saying, Oscars…!
Pick a final line, nail it, walk off in confidence.
This is also the advantage of giving awards to grown-up theater kids.
LOW: The Oscars constantly asking hey, remember this?Does anyone rememberThe Godfather?
What about moments that made you stand up and cheer?
This is the kind of raw, emotional moment the Oscars are for.
Pull back all the other layers and give us this!
LOW: The attempts to play off Ryusuke Hamaguchi during his acceptance speech.Calm down, Oscar band!
Hamaguchi makes very long movies.
LOW: Crypto dot com.
HIGH… on life!
Jessica Chastain!Featured by the Oscars editors in seemingly every reaction shot they could manage to get!
She was just thrilled by every new development!
Good for her, glad she had a nice night.
LOW: The most popular movie award (?)
There was no dramatic presentation.
None of the hosts came out to make jokes.
At the end of the countdown, the crowd in the theater applauded feebly.
Jane 2, cant wait to see it.
Those watching ABC at home saw the screen freeze, then a muted Smith yelling at Rock.
After that, the show reverted back to carrying on as usual.
in honor of Betty White.
The overall tone wasgotta keep moving!
WHOA?!?!
Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family, Smith began.
Crying in earnest, he explained that he feels God has been directing him to protect those he loves.
I want to apologize to the Academy, Smith said.
I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees.
This is a beautiful moment, and Im not crying for winning an award.
Its not about winning an award for me.
Its about being able to shine a light.
The theater applauded Smith throughout, particularly as he announced, love will make you do crazy things.
Smith concluded by hoping, with a chuckle, that next year the Academy would invite him back.
(At no point did he apologize to Chris Rock.)
Its not the kind of thing a showcanrecover from.
And yet the show did go on?
