The Critics Brendan O’Neill This year’s Oscars was the biggest gathering of smug, self-important asses in living memory 29 February 2016, 12:00am Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Brendan O’Neill This year’s Oscars was the biggest gathering of smug, self-important asses in living memory Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email Already a subscriber? Log in Keep reading with a free trial Subscribe and get your first month of online and app access for free. After that it’s just £1 a week. There’s no commitment, you can cancel any time. Or Unlock more articles REGISTER