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Commentary: The Oscars’ very weird night

Did Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony achieve its goal, stated earlier this month by academy president David Rubin, to “prioritize the television audience, to increase viewer engagement and keep the show vital, kinetic, and relevant”? Um, be careful what you wish for, Oscar. The 94th annual Oscars, hosted by Wanda…

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Regina Hall mocks Kim Kardashian’s ‘get up and work’ comments during Oscars

Regina Hall tells Judi Dench to ‘work harder’ after Oscars loss in reference to Kim Kardashian’s controversial comments about work

The Independent UK

‘Did I miss anything?’: the best quotes of the 2022 Oscars

Chris Rock reacted to getting slapped by Will Smith, Smith apologized to the Academy and co-host Amy Schumer tore into Being the Ricardos

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‘CODA’ wins best picture at Oscars as Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur make history with groundbreaking wins

Oscars night Sunday had a double feature of history-making honors for actors Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur, while the heartfelt film “CODA” overpowered “The Power of the Dog” for a groundbreaking best picture win.

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Oscars 2022: All the stand-out moments from a volatile awards ceremony

From Will Smith’s outburst to Megan Thee Stallion’s take on We Don’t Talk About Bruno, we round up the highlights

Evening Standard

Oscars 2022: Coda triumphs while Will Smith attacks Chris Rock onstage

The drama picked up three major awards, including best picture, while best actor winner Will Smith had a viral confrontation

The Guardian - US

The Three Female Oscars Hosts Reckon They Were Hired Bc It’s ‘Cheaper Than Hiring One Man’

Points were made.

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‘West Side Story’ star Ariana DeBose and ‘CODA’ actor Troy Kotsur make Oscars history with groundbreaking wins

Oscars night Sunday had a double feature of history-making wins, with Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur earning groundbreaking honors.

Tribune News Service

‘West Side Story’ star Ariana DeBose and ‘CODA’ actor Troy Kotsur make Oscars history with groundbreaking wins

Oscars night had a double feature of history-making wins Sunday, with Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur earning groundbreaking honors.

Tribune News Service

Oscars 2022: Wanda Sykes jokes about Harvey Weinstein being a Lord of the Rings ‘orc’ during skit

Comedian was being shown around the Academy Museum in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall take on race, sexism and Hollywood in Oscars opening speech

The hosts joked about Leonardo DiCaprio and Space Jam 2 at the 94th Academy Awards, as well as alluding to the controversial ‘don’t say gay’ bill passed in Florida

The Guardian - UK

Piers Morgan slams Oscars host Regina Hall for 'lewd sexual joke... double standards'

'If a man did that, he’d be immediately cancelled'

Wales Online

At Oscars, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill target of joke

At the Oscars, they said gay

The Independent UK

In rebuke of Florida bill, Oscars hosts are feeling ‘gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay’

LOS ANGELES — Oscars co-hosts Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall ended their opening speech Sunday by throwing some shade at Florida legislation widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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The Independent UK

Ariana DeBose celebrates being a ‘queer woman of colour’ as she wins Oscar

The actress was celebrated for her performance in West Side Story.

The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes sing the word ‘gay’ in dig at Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

‘For you people in Florida, we’re going to have a gay night,’ said Sykes

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Oscars hosts Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall earn laughs with rousing opening as Ariana DeBose wins best supporting actress

Three of Hollywood’s top funny ladies turned the Academy Awards into a stand-up stage Sunday with an opening monologue jam-packed with topical jokes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oscars 2022: Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock disrupts a mostly upbeat night

In a night of big wins for ‘CODA’ and Jessica Chastain, the ‘King Richard’ star dampens spirits by storming stage and striking the comedian.

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The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: Amy Schumer joke about Leonardo DiCaprio and his ‘girlfriends’ draws gasps

Many in the audience looked uncomfortable after the quip

Daily Mirror

Oscars bosses turn to music in bid to win back dwindling audience numbers

Bosses of The Oscars are hoping musical guests can help bring back viewers for the 94th annual edition of the awards ceremony

The New Daily

Oscars 2022: Hollywood’s night of nights gets underway on the red carpet

Hollywood's night of nights is underway, with more than 2500 people from the entertainment world shining on the red carpet for the 94th Academy Awards.

The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: Wanda Sykes calls out Amy Schumer’s idea to have Zelensky speak from Ukraine during ceremony

‘In Hollywood, we can get a little full of ourselves,’ the Oscars co-host said

The Independent UK

Wanda Sykes reveals wife’s funny reaction to Oscars host announcement

Oscars co-host has been married to wife Alex since October 2008

The Guardian - UK

Oscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says LAPD, as Academy releases statement – as it happened

Family drama Coda won best picture at a ceremony that was overshadowed by Will Smith attacking Chris Rock

Manchester Evening News

Who is presenting the Oscars 2022 and who else is handing out the awards?

Halle Bailey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zoë Kravitz and Bill Murray are just some of those expected to make an appearance

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