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The Academy Awards — 74th Oscars

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Whoopi Goldberg is uncharacteristically absent as master of ceremonies during the 74th Oscars, which nevertheless proves memorable thanks to historic acting wins and a tasteful acknowledgement of national tragedy.

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Richard Corliss TIME Magazine At 4hr. 21min., this was the longest awards ceremony ever... It was also one of the most entertaining, or at least sit-throughable, Oscar shows in memory. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Lynda Obst Slate From utter boredom and dissociation to feel-good, homegrown American melodrama. From the truly sublime to the utterly ridiculous... The duality all night was amazing. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review David Edelstein Slate Nathan Lane had the best lines of the evening... Why was his stuff so good and Whoopi's so awful? The schizophrenic gag was one of the all-time Oscar lows. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Sean Piccoli South Florida Sun-Sentinel No, Russell Crowe didn't win it. Oscar himself could have, though, given some of his more stilted moments in an otherwise fluid telecast. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Michael Sragow Baltimore Sun Poitier's speech alone was almost enough to make the more than four-hour broadcast worth watching. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review John Levesque Seattle Post-Intelligencer The 74th Academy Awards ceremony was something special: fresh, crisp, different from its predecessors. Using Donald Sutherland and Glenn Close as backstage announcers: brilliant. Using Whoopi Goldberg as host in a limited capacity: brilliant. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Mar 24, 2002 74th Oscars Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Mar 24, 2002