The great tragedy of politics taking center stage at every Oscar telecast is that they overshadow the classier moments: Speeches marked by gratitude, humility, and triumph — the kind that these ceremonies originally sponsored. On Sunday night, such a moment came when musician Jon Batiste thanked God after winning the Oscar for Original Score alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Pixar’s “Soul.”
At the top of his speech, Batiste praised God’s musical genius by giving humanity 12 notes to work within, becoming a divine language that has been echoed throughout history.
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