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55th Oscars – The Academy Awards

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The Academy Awards — 55th Oscars

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Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, and Richard Pryor might have individually made for a worthy Oscar host, but together they prove a shambling mess during a sloppy ceremony where Gandhi's high-mindedness trumps E.T.'s sense of wonder.

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Tom Shales Washington Post 04/15/2021
Erstwhile high-mindedness overwhelmed and all but embalmed the evening. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times 04/15/2021
Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Walter Matthau and Richard Pryor all approached their duties as hosts gamely... Their collective presence signaled the kind of poor planning that marked the rest of the evening. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 04/15/2021
The 55th presentation, last Monday night, was everything one could have wished it to be, including dignified. Go to Full Review Julian Barnes Observer (UK) 04/15/2021
The presenters, Tarzan-tanned and toupeed, made a hash this year of reading the monster autocue; and they made a more giggling hash of that task, ever-difficult for actors, of Just Being Themselves. Go to Full Review Thomas Sabulis Tampa Bay Times 04/15/2021
The television show itself was one of the poorest academy presentations in recent memory. Aside from the ridiculous opening song, the film tribute accompanying the presentation of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award didn't work. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Walter Matthau

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Episode 1 Aired Apr 11, 1983 55th Oscars Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Apr 11, 1983