Oscars, and The Shape of Virtue. "Preening sanctimony"...how better?

"The show has become a parody of itself—rife with obvious herd politics, preening sanctimony, contradictory messaging, and rank hypocrisy."   Boris Zelkin

Arutz Sheva  . . . "The people who took the stage to present or to accept, by my count, half came to advance a Cause.

"That’s a turn-off. I love the movies and I respect the craft, but actors would do best if they stayed true to the Art and left politics to the politicians.

"It is true that politicians don’t know much, either.

"I’ve got my own list of actors that I’ve written off.But it’s chancy when as an actor your Cause is not our Cause and next thing, people stay away from your movies.

Sunday night’s event came alive (for me at least) when Eva Marie Saint showed up and showed what a real Movie Star looked like – sensational and without a Cause." . . .

The Shape of Virtue  . . . "If there’s anything America likes less than being lectured to by a gilded aristocracy, it’s sitting through close to four hours of those lectures while that same self-appointed nobility simultaneously sheds crocodile tears, pats itself on the back, and pretends to motivate itself to action." . . .

The high point for me: Gary Oldman's acceptance speech and praise of his adopted country, America. Yes, I said "America". 

Here is Mr. Oldman at the Awards ceremony:

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour

Here's how Gary Oldman became Winston Churchill