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92nd Oscars – The Academy Awards

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Honors for achievements in film.
The Academy Awards — 92nd Oscars

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Critics Consensus

Parasite's sweep and some strong performances -- including the singular Janelle Monáe's opening number -- couldn't save a listless ceremony from its own host-less chaos.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 02/10/2020
With this year's ceremony, both in its particulars and the results that it delivered, Academy members faced up to their own symbolic part in the dire state of the nation. Go to Full Review Judy Berman TIME Magazine 02/10/2020
The Academy Awards could find a charismatic host who cares about movies and write gags that feel playful and fresh rather than safe and obligatory. They could, in other words, actually cater to the captive audience of film fans... Go to Full Review Shirley Li The Atlantic 02/10/2020
When the roster of honorees looks nothing like the presenters and performers on Oscar night, the self-congratulatory tone doesn't work. Go to Full Review Jesse Hassenger The Week 02/11/2020
In most respects, the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony was one of the good ones... A win for a movie as brilliantly inventive as Parasite suggests that there's cause for hope. Go to Full Review Rob Harvilla The Ringer 02/10/2020
When it counted, the Academy delivered an electrifying and also quite heartwarming surprise. But its identity crisis was the explicit theme of the night, and the ghosts of less enlightened and open-minded Oscars' past floated freely around the room... Go to Full Review Ani Bundel NBC News THINK 02/10/2020
It ended an Oscars ceremony that seemed to otherwise be apologizing for its front-runners, in a production that felt like it was trying to overcome the narrative its own voters had created. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cynthia Erivo

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Elton John

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Idina Menzel

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Chrissy Metz

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Randy Newman

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Aurora

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 9, 2020 92nd Oscars Honors for achievements in film take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles; scheduled performers include Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, AURORA, Chrissy Metz and Randy Newman. Details

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Season Info

Director
Glenn Weiss
Network
ABC
Genre
Entertainment
Release Date
Feb 9, 2020