War and Peace at the Oscars — VOA Learning English
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American film Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles, California. The Academy honored the film about a creator of the atomic bomb with seven Oscars.
The televised event presented a usual mix of moods and messages. There was a reminder of the recent death in a Russian prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Demonstrators called for a cease-fire in Gaza at a protest outside the Dolby Theatre where the event took place. And there was a bit of election-year politics from ceremony host Jimmy Kimmel.
But there was also joyful fun, as when actor Ryan Gosling performed I'm Just Ken, a nominated song from the film Barbie.
The night, though, belonged not to Barbie…
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