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Kris Bowers in the Winner's Circle

Kris Bowers in the Winner's Circle

A feel-good Oscar turn worth feeling good about

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Nate Chinen
Mar 11, 2024
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The 96th Academy Awards were a delirious, not-infrequently-delightful sprawl of a show, and if you’re the sort of person who reads the recaps, you’ll find a wealth of coverage cataloguing the triumphant (Oppenheimer, but also Poor Things); the tearful (Da’Vine Joy Randolph, absolutely deserving); and the terrific (Ryan Gosling, John Cena and Jimmy Kimme…

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