The Oscars bet big on Chadwick Boseman winning Best Actor. It really, really backfired.

There are a few things guaranteed to happen at any Oscars ceremony, even a pared-down one at the tail end of a long pandemic year. There will be cringey sketches starring game veteran actors. There will be a charming speech from an overexcited Brit. And there will be upsets.

Once Glenn Close had done Da Butt and Daniel Kaluuya...