overshadowed

In earlier attempts to streamline the telecast and tweak its formula, the Oscars went without a host from 2019 to 2021, and in 2023 the ceremony featured a trio of hosts — Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall — on a night overshadowed by Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock.

This was an important election for Los Angeles, even if it was overshadowed by the presidential race.

Those actions were overshadowed this spring by enormous controversy over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

But the interview was quickly overshadowed by her response to a question on what she would have done differently from incumbent president, Joe Biden: "Not a thing comes to mind."

The Democrats also made sure to remind residents of the state — including an estimated 300,000 Puerto Rican Americans — about controversial remarks that overshadowed the final days of the race.