The 2006 Academy Awards ceremony has come and gone, and reviews are rolling in. Here's the LoveToKnow Movies view:
Did Jon Bomb?
In a word, no. Conventional wisdom would have it that 'outsiders' bomb on Oscar night, and recent years would tend to bear that out. So many previous show hosts turned down the 'honor' this year that there was considerable relief when Jon Stewart actually accepted the job.
It's a decision each host has to make, whether to play to the thousands live in the theater or the tens or hundreds of millions watching on TV, and Stewart chose - wisely, I think - to play to the home crowd.
Example: On returning from a commercial break, Stewart appears to be caught telling the crowd that scientology 'isn't just right for Hollywood, it's right for America!' Then he apparently notices that he's live again and gives the camera a sheepish grin. The crowd in the seats at the Kodak Theater were mildly amused. I howled. It wasn't my ox getting gored, you see.
Yes, Stewart's humor was milder than his Daily Show scripts; it might have been funnier if he had taken aim at a few more Hollywood sacred cows. Still...Jon! You did OK! Okay?
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