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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Oscar telecast is excellent IMHO
Its serious, giving time to winners to make real statements without the ridiculous glitz of the mass of humanity, the orchestra playing to get them off the stage, and the escort scene for each winner. The speeches so far have had great depth.
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tulipsandroses
(5,414 posts)![](/emoticons/rofl.gif)
PCIntern
(26,002 posts)😄😄😄😄
Ocelot II
(117,873 posts)underpants
(184,171 posts)The nominees being rotated by category. Nice set and it provides for much more intimate camera angles.
MuseRider
(34,278 posts)It seems much more personal and it shows when they win. The setting is nice and cozy.
madaboutharry
(40,688 posts)Sometimes less is more.
Kablooie
(18,695 posts)They were about awarding excellence instead of entertaining aTV audience.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)No shtick, no big production numbers, no bad jokes or insults ... just honest celebration of the industry in all its facets. The presenters have all been heartfelt and informative rather than putting on smart-ass re-written gags. Really enjoying it
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)PCIntern
(26,002 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,371 posts)Screwing around with the order and not having Best Picture last completely messed up the flow of the show.
Yes, watching Glenn Close do Da Butt was amusing, but that entire Best Song audience quiz was a total time suck.
The consensus is they flipped Best Picture and Best Actor because they thought Chadwick Boseman might have won and it would have been some emotional high point. Ultimately it was Anthony Hopkins, who wasn't even available to accept his award.
My thinking is, even if Boseman had won, it would have still been an emotional moment even if they still had to do the Best Picture award. Why screw up the order on a gamble that didn't pay out?
Bottom line is that they should have just done Best Picture last.
PCIntern
(26,002 posts)I had posted the OP early in the show
FSogol
(45,799 posts)Laura Dern's valentine to each nominee was also annoying. "you explored the emotional depth..." I would have rather seen a clip of the work.
Also, to avoid the criticism they get every year for leaving people off of the in memoriam, they crammed everyone in and sped up the lesser stars. It wasn't really possible to read the name and job title before they went on. And pausing extra long over the big names just made it more obvious.
Boomerproud
(8,120 posts)I didn't watch so I'll take your word for it.