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An Oscars Roundup You Can Read in 3 Minutes

Yes, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway came back.

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MATT STEVENS
, New York Times

Yes, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway came back.

No, there was no stunning envelope debacle. (The Academy made sure of that by stamping this year’s envelopes with giant bold type.)

Whether or not you chose to spend four hours of your evening watching the Academy Awards, someone is sure to talk to you about them.

So, with a major hat tip to New York Times reporters Brooks Barnes, Cara Buckley, Sopan Deb and Daniel Victor, and to photographer Josh Haner, we offer you an Oscars roundup you can scan quickly on your way to work.

The awards

— “The Shape of Water” won best picture, and Guillermo del Toro won best director for the film.

— Frances McDormand won best actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

— Gary Oldman won best actor for “Darkest Hour.”

— Allison Janney won best supporting actress; Sam Rockwell won best supporting actor.

A #MeToo moment

Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Annabella Sciorra — three of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers — took the stage and introduced a segment highlighting the importance of diversity in film.

The red carpet

A sexual harassment claim against Ryan Seacrest added uncertainty to the E! red carpet show. But as it turned out, Seacrest did not ask any questions about sexual harassment or pay equity, and the event could have fit in any prior year.

Jimmy Kimmel’s got jokes

Wielding his dry, sardonic style, Kimmeldelivered an opening monologue that took jabs at Weinstein, Mel Gibson and President Donald Trump.

And he began this year’s show where last year’s left off.

“Last year, about a week before the show, the producers asked me if I wanted to do some comedy with the accountants,” he said. “And I said, ‘No, I don’t want to do comedy with the accountants.’ So, then the accountants went ahead and did comedy on their own.”

“And I have to hand it to them, it was hilarious,” he continued. “But it won’t happen again.”

And a word about “Lady Bird” ...

Despite being nominated for five awards, the film that served as director Greta Gerwig’s love letter to Sacramento came up empty-handed Sunday.

“Snubbed,” as The Sacramento Bee put it.

Still, reporters for the newspaper described a jubilant, upbeat scene at a viewing party at St. Francis High School — Gerwig’s alma mater.

Most of the more than 200 people in the gymnasium whistled and cheered whenever Gerwig was mentioned or featured on camera, the newspaper said.

And, during a red carpet interview, she made sure to give them a shout-out.

“If anybody is watching in Sacramento, I love you guys,” she said. “I love you. I love you and I love St. Francis.”

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