Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Frangela on the Oscars
The big winners at the Oscars last night were, unsurprisingly, white. But how about a new hashtag today, perhaps #OscarsSoIrrelevant? One of the highlights of last night's telecast was host Chris Rock interviewing movie-goers on the street in Compton, none of whom had heard of several Best Picture nominees.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe big winners at the Oscars last night were, unsurprisingly, white. But how about a new hashtag today, perhaps #OscarsSoIrrelevant? One of the highlights of last night's telecast was host Chris Rock interviewing movie-goers on the street in Compton, none of whom had heard of several Best Picture nominees. Plus, the Oscar ratings were the lowest in eight years. Madeleine dissects the show with the comedy duo known as Frangela.
