He got to flex a little.

The slate of near-entirely white acting nominees was plainly unacceptable, if sadly predictable.

Plus, the unknown Netflix factor this cycle remember when they were going torun the table?

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had some wondering whether smaller companies could have a place at all here going forward.

No one could beat them in campaign flourish, that’s for sure.

The Academy disproved a great deal of the conventional wisdom surrounding them this year.

What we love and hate about the Oscars is that, now, things reset.

This moment, conversely, feels exhilarating.

The Academy has done something it has never done before.

And the fact that some of us saw it coming?

They’re worth putting a little faith in.

Remember that in a few months, when we get started all over again.