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    Michael Phillips: Best Oscar night in a long time. Here’s why, in 5 easy pieces

    by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Mar 11, 2024 3 minutes
    Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

    For the civilian in me, the one with a 50-year rap sheet of annual Oscar night viewership dating back to “The Sting,” Sunday’s Academy Awards went down nice and easy. Same goes for the critic me. We were both happy.

    Best Oscars show in several years. Surprising, yes?

    Yes. Especially given the expected and ultimately fulfilled dominance of front-runner “Oppenheimer” — seven wins, including for best picture, best director (Christopher Nolan), best actor (Cillian Murphy), best supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), plus cinematography,

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