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The subtle Oscars insult that proves this was the worst awards show ever! MAUREEN CALLAHAN slams Ozempic Oprah, Awful Adrien Brody and the cruelest snub of all

Just when you thought Hollywood couldn't get more pretentious, out-of-touch and in love with itself, the Sunday's show somehow surmounted the odds.

Yes, Saldana (wearing a multi-million dollar diamond and emerald Cartier necklace that took 34 months to make) griped about not getting to show off her singing and dancing abilities all this time — until that is, Emilia Perez, the much-nominated musical about a Mexican drug lord who has a sex-change operation. 'Any award show can seem self-indulgent and superfluous,' O'Brien lectured, 'Yes, we will honor many beautiful and talented A-list stars, but the Oscars also shines a light on an incredible community of people you will never see: craftspeople, artisans, technicians, costumers. It was a terrible movie: saggy, aimless, exploitative — young star Mikey Madison is often nude and engaged in demeaning sex — so of course it won Best Picture and a slew of other undeserved awards.

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