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The Academy Awards — 83rd Oscars

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Anne Hathaway admirably braves her way through unfunny quips, while James Franco appears gallingly disengaged during the excruciatingly inert, completely unprepared 83rd Oscars ceremony.

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Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Nov 5, 2019
James Franco sported a permanent smirk that gave the impression that he'd rather be shooting General Hospital... It was a flat, even insulting, performance that belonged in a slacker movie, not a night to celebrate film. Go to Full Review Katey Rich CinemaBlend Oct 29, 2019
Felt particularly bloodless and slow -- and at the center of it all was James Franco, who did everything in his power to make it even worse. Go to Full Review Willa Paskin and Kyle Buchanan New York Magazine/Vulture Oct 29, 2019
It was like watching two people operating in alternate realities (or having two very different drug experiences), with the distance between them expanding and expanding as the show went on. Go to Full Review Karina Longworth L.A. Weekly Nov 5, 2019
This year's Oscars clumsily catered to youth while also making gestures to Hollywood history that at best qualified as lazy, and at worst, totally embarrassing. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Oct 29, 2019
If Franco's intent was to hold up a mirror to the rest of us and show us how ugly we look when he pretend not to care, at least he accomplished that. Go to Full Review Boston Herald Staff Boston Herald Oct 29, 2019
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j d @RT92082297 Mar 31, 2022 Now folks, that was rotten, with 2 of one the most uninteresting ppl in HW doubling for talent and host....this was even worse than the 2022 debacle courtesy of Will Smith See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Feb 27, 2011 83rd Oscars Details

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Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Feb 27, 2011
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