This is close-up, I'm Kelly Carter, and O-What-A-Night.

A deaf actor, one supporting actor, Troy Kotzer, a queer Afro Latina woman

grabbed the best supporting actress Oscar, and the Oscars had his first all-black

production team led by Will Packer, and well, there's Will Smith's performance,

and not the one for King Richard. I'm talking about the one that's being called

the Slapp herd round the world. It's the only thing everyone is talking about,

and it was one of the biggest moments in the history of the televised event.

And in this season finale of Close-Up, you're going to hear from three of us who are at the show,

and we'll break down the night's biggest moments and things you didn't see on camera.

I've got Jason Nathanson, ABC News Radio Entertainment correspondent joining me today,

and Courtney Will's Entertainment Director, Isaac Rio, and the host of Acting Up.

Jackie Robinson may have broken the color barrier, but he wasn't the first black baseball star.

The players who came before him, including my grandpa, Norma Turkey Sterns,

competed in a segregated league. They were denied their rightful place in history.

We're going to uncover the stories of the Negro leagues,

and the baseball grades you've never heard of.

Reclaimed the Forgotten League. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.

All right, welcome back to Close-Up. I want to bring in Jason Nathanson. Welcome, Jason.

All great to be here. Thank you.

Courtney Will's, are you wide awake? Welcome back.

I am here. Thank you guys for doing this.

I want to kind of explain to people who are listening where each of us were in the Oscars

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