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87th Oscars – The Academy Awards

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Feb 2015

Special Interest

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Awards season pro Neil Patrick Harris is uncharacteristically stilted during a sedate 87th Oscars that can't seem to grapple with controversy or execute a decent gag.

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Michael Idato

The Age (Australia)

11/05/2019

Harris delivered a solid performance. Not his best. And not Oscar's best. But not so awful that he will be shouted from the stage.

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Chuck Barney

San Jose Mercury News

11/05/2019

The genial, high-energy Harris was a nimble emcee, proving he could deliver one-liners, as well as dance and sing. He didn't land all his jokes -- or puns -- but even when he didn't, the audience stuck with him.

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Anna Silman

Salon.com

11/05/2019

A ennui-filled four hours where the jokes fell flat and Harris looked increasingly bored and uncomfortable.

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Ken Tucker

Yahoo! TV

11/05/2019

Once [Neil Patrick Harris] introduced his designated running-joke -- asking Octavia Spencer to keep watch on a locked box of his own Oscar predictions -- his humor began to seem thin and strained whenever it wasn't wan or tin-eared.

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Network: ABC
Genre: Special Interest
Release Date: Feb 22, 2015

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