In the best of all worlds, the Oscars are exciting: fun and suspenseful, moving and meaningful. At their most supreme, they leave you with the feeling that movies matter. In the worst of all worlds, the Oscars are boring: blasé and predictable, overrun by kitsch, with no seeming import. But then there’s the in-between version, which is what we got tonight. The Oscars this year were not boring, because the winners felt like they mattered (and were good choices), and the people who put the show together have learned — by listening to the gripes about boring Oscar telecasts — how to sand off the rough edges and avoid the
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