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Oscars Review: Conan O’Brien Rocked His Hosting Debut, but the Telecast Felt Too Small for Hollywood’s Biggest Night
The sweep of "Anora" marks a decisive turn at the Oscars for indie quality over mainstream popularity.
That was certainly the case this year, as “ Anora,” Sean Baker’s epic comedy about a sex worker who makes fast work of marrying a Russian oligarch’s son, won five of the six Oscars it was nominated for, in what amounted to an awesome sweep. The evening opened in high style with a fanfare from “Wicked,” as Ariana Grande, in a dress that looked like a Schiaparelli-designed accessory to Dorothy’s ruby slippers, sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and was then joined by Cynthia Erivo for a performance of “Defying Gravity” that was so spellbinding that nobody had to fly — the number itself levitated. The show had many good things: the appearance of Mick Jagger to present the best song award, the sandworm puppet joke (at least, the first one), Conan’s fake commercial for “Cinemastreams” (a way of streaming a movie for blitzed young people on a big screen…in a building!
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