Oscars 2024 Review: 10 Ups & 6 Downs

1. The Hollow Tribute To Stunt Performers

Oscars 2024 Ryan Gosling Emily Blunt
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One of the night's most frustrating moments saw Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling take to the stage to present a montage tribute to stunt performers, leaving many to assume that the Academy was about to announce a long-requested award for Best Stunt Coordination.

But following the montage no such announcement happened, making it clear that the whole segment was really just a stealthy promotion for Blunt and Gosling's upcoming comedy-action film The Fall Guy.

For the Oscars to carve out a portion of time to demonstrate how important stunt teams are to the film industry, and yet not include them in their own list of awards is howlingly tone-deaf. Make it happen already, Academy.

But with these gripes now noted, here's everything that did work about this year's show...

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