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Michael Cieply: Oscar Sunday Is Okay, But Monday Is Much Better


Oscar Sunday is glamorous, but the next morning, Oscar Monday, is when the real fun and a new movie year begin.

In the really good years, Academy governors can’t tell if their hang-over came from the champagne or from what they thought they saw Will Smith do to Chris Rock—did that really happen?—and what the heck are we supposed to do about it? I once had three major players (or a dutiful rep thereof) call to make sure I knew that each one of them was actually the prime mover behind Driving Miss Daisy. David Carr, the late, beloved, self-described recovering addict who carried the Carpetbagger blog for The New York Times, comes to mind.

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