It’s very, very appropriate that Billy Crystal is hosting the Academy Awards, not only because he is the same age and race and gender as the majority of the Academy voters, but also because his hosting is just as out of touch with the cultural zeitgeist as most of the films nominated for Oscars are. 

It’s very, very appropriate that Billy Crystal is hosting the Academy Awards, not only because he is the same age and race and gender as the majority of the Academy voters, but also because his hosting is just as out of touch with the cultural zeitgeist as most of the films nominated for Oscars are.