Cover Story: Barry Blitt’s “Kim Jong-un Interrupts”

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“I don't really watch the Academy Awards, I think I haven’t seen the broadcast since the mid-seventies, when David Niven was speaking and some guy streaked across the stage,” says Barry Blitt, who drew this week’s Oscars cover. “But if the North Korean despot and sometime film critic Kim Jong-un made an angry, unscheduled appearance at the ceremony, I’d definitely tune in.”

Here is a look at some of our past Oscars covers:

“Starry Night,” by Edward Sorel, March 29, 1993.

“Starry Night,” by Edward Sorel, March 29, 1993.|||

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“Oscar Closeup,” by Lorenzo Mattotti, March 27, 1995.

“Oscar Closeup,” by Lorenzo Mattotti, March 27, 1995.|||

“The Moment of Truth,” by Carter Goodrich, March 25, 1996.

“The Moment of Truth,” by Carter Goodrich, March 25, 1996.|||

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“The Big Night,” by Lawrence Mynott, March 24, 1997.

“The Big Night,” by Lawrence Mynott, March 24, 1997.|||

“A Night to Remember,” by Art Spiegelman, March 23, 1998.

“A Night to Remember,” by Art Spiegelman, March 23, 1998.|||

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“A Star Is Born,” by Ian Falconer, March 24, 2003.

“A Star Is Born,” by Ian Falconer, March 24, 2003.|||

"Wardrobe Malfunction,” by Istvan Banyai, March 1, 2004.

"Wardrobe Malfunction,” by Istvan Banyai, March 1, 2004.|||

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“Backstage at the Oscars,” by Philippe Petit-Roulet, February 28, 2005.

“Backstage at the Oscars,” by Philippe Petit-Roulet, February 28, 2005.|||

“V. I. P.s,” by Bruce McCall, February 27, 2012.

“V. I. P.s,” by Bruce McCall, February 27, 2012.|||

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