Saturday night was the fifth annual Academy Gala, the glamorous fundraising event that also serves as a de facto soft launch of Oscar season. At the Academy Museum cocktail party preceding it, the awards circuit still had its new-car smell; everyone seemed a little more excited to slip into their tuxedos and gravity-defying gowns.
This year’s event also carried an element of nostalgia. Whether it’s film festivals, conferences, or awards shows, all circuits are Groundhog Days where participants may get annoyed by repetition but are ultimately won over by community and familiarity. Same as it ever was — only now, when LA production continues to drop and jobs are scarce everywhere, it’s not.
The Academy knows it, too. It selected Amelia Dimoldenberg, creator of YouTube’s “Chicken Shop Date,” as the night’s emcee for the Academy’s social interviews, where she spoke with the likes of Quinta Brunson,…
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