Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel hails movie-going rebound, cracks wise about ‘the slap’

“If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during this show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute speech,” he deadpanned to hearty but somewhat awkward laughter.

Otherwise, Kimmel presided over a telecast dedicated largely to hailing the return of film fans to movie theaters, following a long estrangement from the multiplex that many in the industry worried might never be broken once streaming services took hold during the pandemic.

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