To the editor: The Oscars ceremony was OK, as was Conan O’Brien’s efficiency as host (“‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at 2026 Oscars,” March 15). It’s most likely no shock that “One Battle After One other,” with 13 nominations, was capable of deliver dwelling six of these Oscars.
Different facets of the present bought to me, particularly the in memoriam half. In previous years, these segments usually ran about 5 to seven minutes and all the time (and I imply all the time), individuals would complain that the Academy’s listing of tributes was quick by a large margin. Nonetheless, on account of some main stars sadly leaving us final 12 months, this in memoriam section ran for nearly quarter-hour. Rob Reiner, Robert Redford and Diane Keaton all bought prolonged tributes from Billy Crystal, Barbra Streisand and Rachel McAdams, respectively.
Regardless of the section being prolonged, the next have been sadly left off the listing throughout the broadcast: Richard Chamberlain, Will Hutchins, Ruth Buzzi, Joe Don Baker, George Wendt, Loretta Swit, Harris Yulin, Brian Wilson, Connie Francis, Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson, June Lockhart, Could Britt, Richard Dimitri and Brigitte Bardot. A few of these individuals weren’t movie stars per se, however had an impression, would have simple recognition and may have been included.
I seen that there have been an inordinate variety of commercials throughout the present. If solely a small portion of these promoting annoyances have been eliminated, these unrecognized individuals may have been seen and maybe a brief prayer for them may need been quietly uttered.
Invoice Spitalnick, Newport Seashore
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To the editor: It was disappointing that at this 12 months’s Oscars, few artists used this world platform to handle the urgent points dealing with the world and our nation. At a time when public voices matter, the silence felt noticeable and discouraging.
This was particularly placing given the theme of the very best image winner, “One Battle After One other,” which particularly addresses abuses of energy, white nationalism and the facility of resistance. The movie invitations dialog, but that chance was largely ignored on stage.
Award exhibits have lengthy been platforms not only for celebration, however for reflection and consciousness. Within the spirit of Rob Reiner, I had hoped for extra braveness from our leisure group.
Patricia Perez, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Substituting in brackets title and motive for look, I repeat the apt phrases of the eloquent Paddy Chayefsky from 48 years in the past: “I want to say, private opinion in fact, that I’m sick and bored with individuals exploiting the event of the Academy Awards for the propagation of their very own private political propaganda. I want to recommend to [Javier Bardem] that [his presenting] an Academy Award will not be a pivotal second in historical past, doesn’t require a proclamation and a easy [‘good evening’] would have sufficed.”
Richard Agay, Los Angeles
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To the editor: They are saying that humor is tragedy with the elapsing of time, but sure occasions might by no means be humorous regardless of how way back they occurred. The skit in Sunday’s Academy Awards present the place O’Brien is made the “host for all times” after which killed by having poison gasoline come out of the ceiling was a stark reminder of the style wherein most of the greater than 6 million Jews have been executed throughout the Holocaust.
I discovered this feeble try at humor to be insensitive, inappropriate and insulting to the cherished reminiscences of those that have been exterminated in that method throughout World Battle II. Even when it was a spoof of “One Battle After One other,” of the various methods O’Brien may have been “killed” within the skit, the Academy’s producers and writers couldn’t have chosen a poorer one.
Barry S. Rubin, Beverly Hills
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To the editor: I’m confused. Please make clear this for me: How can a movie safe a record-breaking 16 nominations and win greatest unique screenplay, actor, cinematography and rating and not win greatest image? It doesn’t make sense that “Sinners” didn’t take dwelling the largest prize.
Is the Academy so in love with Leonardo DiCaprio that they’ll reward him and something he’s in with awards they don’t deserve?
For disgrace, Academy, for disgrace.
Kathleen McCord, Encinitas
