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 Sign up to Britain’s best politics newsletter Evening Blend delivers an in-depth analysis of the day’s political news straight to your inbox, every weeknight. SIGN UP Already a subscriber? Log in ×