Rob Lowe, Snow White and the night that nearly killed the Os

In dire need of a rebrand for their annual ceremony, the Academy Awards sought help from a lavish film producer famous for his caftans. The mortifying result, writes Clarisse Loughrey, nearly broke Hollywood. But more than 30 years later, the 1989 Oscars may teach us a few things about awards season spectacle

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