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The 96th Oscars Were More Than Kenough to Celebrate a Banner Year in Moviemaking: TV Review
The 96th Oscars effectively celebrated a banner year in moviemaking, from "Barbie" to "Oppenheimer."
Host Jimmy Kimmel set the tone for the evening: reprising his role for the fourth time in eight years, the comedian couldn’t offer novelty; instead, he deployed confident professionalism in the service of largely sincere tributes, “Madam Web” excepted — including to Hollywood’s below-the-line unions ahead of their upcoming contract negotiations. Screenwriter Cord Jefferson urged the industry to invest in more creative risks; the “Godzilla Minus One” crew, led by director Takashi Yamazaki, brought a miniature replica of their title character to accept their surprise win for best visual effects. And for every disappointment, like a complete shutout for “Killers of the Flower Moon” from any potentially history-making wins, there were pleasing upsets like a victory for “The Zone of Interest” in best sound, a category often led by noisy blockbusters rather than artful explorations of irrepressible horror intruding on a domestic idyll.
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