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"Alan Arkin has admitted that he was not a fan of Seth MacFarlane&amp;#039;s material at the Oscars. The comedian received a mixed reception for his performance, drawing criticism for his musical number &amp;#039;We Saw Your Boobs&amp;#039; and jokes about Chris Brown&amp;#039;s domestic abuse of Rihanna.   &amp;gt; Oscars: Seth MacFarlane&amp;#039;s best, worst and most controversial jokes &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t gone to many - around six,&amp;quot; &amp;#039;Best Supporting Actor&amp;#039; nominee Arkin told Metro of the ceremony. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s more raw now. Seth MacFarlane was mindlessly raw this year. I wasn&amp;#039;t a fan of what he was doing. &amp;quot;Aside from that, it was the same. It was a strong year for movies, stronger than a lot of years.&amp;quot; Of his description of award ceremonies as &amp;quot;a load of bulls**t&amp;quot;, he added: &amp;quot;It turns things into a horse race. It separates artists and I got in this business to be part of something, not to be separated from things.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s enough, as far as I&amp;#039;m concerned, to say there were a lot of wonderful performances and a lot of great movies rather than saying, &amp;#039;This is the best&amp;#039;.&amp;quot;  &amp;gt; Oscars 2013 poll: Seth MacFarlane - hit or miss? Arkin added: &amp;quot;When I look back at my own experience, the happiest moments are always when I find out I&amp;#039;ve been nominated - it puts me in with a group of people I admire. &amp;quot;I feel like I&amp;#039;m a team player and splitting people up into winners and losers separates people.&amp;quot; Arkin was pipped to the &amp;#039;Best Supporting Actor&amp;#039; prize at this year&amp;#039;s Academy Awards by Christoph Waltz, who won his second gong for a collaboration with Quentin Tarantino. MacFarlane&amp;#039;s Oscar hosting has been criticised by Jamie Lee Curtis and Geena Davis. Mila Kunis, who has worked with MacFarlane in Ted and Family Guy, defended the comedian, who also received praise from George Clooney and Hugh Jackman. Photo gallery - Oscars 2013 ceremony highlights:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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