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    Can the Oscars be saved? Academy members can't even agree on what it would take

    LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves a good comeback story, and this year's Academy Awards will feature a few of them. There's former matinee idol Brendan Fraser, whose turn as a morbidly obese teacher in "The Whale" has earned him a lead actor nomination. There's onetime child star Ke Huy Quan, who scored a supporting actor nod for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" three decades after stepping ...
    by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times Mar 09, 2023 5 minutes
    Oscar statues backstage at the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016, in Hollywood, California.

    LOS ANGELES — Hollywood loves a good comeback story, and this year's Academy Awards will feature a few of them.

    There's former matinee idol Brendan Fraser, whose turn as a morbidly obese teacher in "The Whale" has earned him a lead actor nomination. There's onetime child star Ke Huy Quan, who scored a supporting actor nod for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" three decades after stepping away from acting.

    Then there are the Oscars themselves, which will be looking for their own shot at redemption on Sunday night.

    For those responsible for mounting the Academy Awards — and the millions more who love to watch them — the last two years have been difficult. The 2021 Oscars, dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic, delivered the lowest ratings in the show's history. Last year's telecast was preceded by weeks of bitter infighting over

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