A scattershot Oscars had some pleasant surprises: Review
co-director Julia Reichert, currently undergoing chemotherapy, quoted the Communist Manifesto in her acceptance speech for Best Documentary Feature: “We believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.” Pitt had a nice line about how the time limit for his speech was “45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” Political stuff, but you sensed a fear of naming names.
. The latter was one of seven 2019 Disney films that grossed a billion dollars, an unthinkably massive demonstration of box office power didn’t lead to much prize glory on Sunday. Which is quite right on qualitative grounds! Still, there was a slight head-in-the-sand quality to this year’s ceremony.
I guess what I’m saying is: The 2020 Oscars embraced a slightly hermetic quality. Understandable, maybe, with five masterpieces nominated for Best Picture. Beyond
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