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73rd Oscars – The Academy Awards

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The Academy Awards — 73rd Oscars

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Steve Martin proves himself a winning Oscars host with some gentle ribbing throughout a restrained ceremony that spreads the wealth among one of the most competitive lineups in years.

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Austin Smith New York Post 11/12/2019
If Steve Martin proved anything last night, it's how good Billy Crystal is in the role of Oscar host. Funnyman though he is, Martin seemed little more than a caretaker assigned to fill in until Crystal decides to return. Go to Full Review Mike McDaniel Houston Chronicle 11/08/2019
Give [Steve Martin] his due, he not only managed to make the Shrine Auditorium audience forget that Billy Crystal was not there, but proved that, even for a first-time Oscar host, he was smartly up to the challenge. Go to Full Review David Edelstein Slate 11/08/2019
The 2001 edition of the Academy Awards was fast, clean, unmemorable. The risks were few, the payoff small, the Best Picture prize somehow both shocking and anticlimactic. Go to Full Review Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum 11/08/2019
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon got robbed, the speeches were too short, the songs were too long and Steve Martin should have spent more time on screen, and could have been a bit funnier. Go to Full Review Irish Times Staff Irish Times 11/08/2019
The ceremony itself was unusually witty and entertaining and mostly tight and tasteful... Much of the credit must go to Steve Martin, who made a scintillating debut as the show's compere Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Mar 25, 2001 73rd Oscars Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Mar 25, 2001