Oscars Turn Political Stage, Counter Chaos With Free Speech
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The Oscars leaned into politics this year, with Conan O'Brien framing the chaotic times, winners and presenters urging decency and free speech, and references spanning Gaza, Iran and Ukraine; Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump while a Putin-focused documentary highlighted moral accountability, underscoring a ceremony that countered the era's turmoil rather than shying away from it.
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