One major criticism of the Oscars in recent years is that they cut people off during what is arguably the pinnacle of their professional lives, and more to the point, they tend to be more forgiving to the winners depending on how famous they are: an A-lister won't get the cut-off music quite so eagerly, whereas some sound mixer nobody's ever heard of will get the boot in 60 seconds, guaranteed. The hilarious decision to use John Williams' Jaws theme as the cut-off music was extremely divisive last year, though it was an effective and light-hearted way to get people moving off the stage. After the criticism of that effort, the Academy took a far more relaxed approach to speeches this year. The likes of Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto gave lengthy speeches well in excess of the usual allotted time and weren't played out, while even the "lesser" winners in the short film categories weren't egregiously interrupted by a loud orchestra. Above all else, it was far more respectful of the winners, while at the same time, we didn't get any inane, rambling speeches, so it all worked out in the end.
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