Award show or post-election rundown? Welcome to Hollywood, where each time art is recognized it’s stigmatized with politics.
If you didn’t watch the 89th annual Academy Awards, I’m sure any social media outlet gave you the update on what turns out every year to be the biggest night in Hollywood. Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel guided the night into a mix up for best picture. (“La La Land,” you are forever in our hearts) The night was filled with subtle political jabs from the start.
Kimmel jumped the gun with a direct tweet to the POTUS and Emma Stone wore a Planned Parenthood pin on her dress.