The Best, the Worst, the Most, and the Least of the 2024 Academy Awards

Oh, AL.

Wow, what an Oscars that was, from some exhilarating highs -- Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s emotion, the thrill of “I’m Just Ken” -- to some points of tension (Emma Stone winning, and her poker face slipping and her looking horrified), to some surprisingly effective comedy AND a historic short runtime. Now, when we say “short,” we obviously mean, “finished fiv…