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      55th Oscars – The Academy Awards

      1983 Special Interest List
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      The Academy Awards — 55th Oscars

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      Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, and Richard Pryor might have individually made for a worthy Oscar host, but together they prove a shambling mess during a sloppy ceremony where Gandhi's high-mindedness trumps E.T.'s sense of wonder.

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      Episode 1 Aired Apr 11, 1983 55th Oscars Details

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      Tom Shales Washington Post Erstwhile high-mindedness overwhelmed and all but embalmed the evening. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Walter Matthau and Richard Pryor all approached their duties as hosts gamely... Their collective presence signaled the kind of poor planning that marked the rest of the evening. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times The 55th presentation, last Monday night, was everything one could have wished it to be, including dignified. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Julian Barnes Observer (UK) The presenters, Tarzan-tanned and toupeed, made a hash this year of reading the monster autocue; and they made a more giggling hash of that task, ever-difficult for actors, of Just Being Themselves. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Thomas Sabulis Tampa Bay Times The television show itself was one of the poorest academy presentations in recent memory. Aside from the ridiculous opening song, the film tribute accompanying the presentation of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award didn't work. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Michael Dougan San Francisco Examiner The closest thing last night's panacheless Academy Awards ceremony had to a highlight was the marvelous Irving Berlin tribute featuring Bernadette Peters and Peter Allen and a couple of dozen great dancers. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      ABC
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      Special Interest
      Release Date
      Apr 11, 1983