For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment)
The New York Times
The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
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