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Keep entertained on Oscars night with The Post’s wicked take on bingo

WHY do so many people fail to take the Academy Awards seriously? Remember, this night is a tender, beautiful, sacred occasion, in which you get to bear witness as the pretty people renew their love for themselves. Sure, it would be more exciting if, just once in a while, a starlet who didn’t win Best Actress slapped the winner and said, “That belongs to me, bee-yotch!” But some of the snoozy recurring elements (such as the inevitable joke about how draggy things are getting) can actually be kind of charming, like reruns of your favorite sitcoms from childhood.

Still, certain aspects of the ceremony, such as the endless thank-yous to people you’ve never heard of, can be a bore. So to help make the Oscars, which air Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC, more interesting, play bingo.

To make an Oscar bingo card, use our list of 25 things likely to happen during the ceremony — from a starlet’s wardrobe malfunction to a minor winner’s acceptance speech getting cut short — to fill out a 5-by-5 grid (create your own or download our blank bingo cards at NYPost.com/Living). Fill in the 25 squares in random order and have your friends do the same so every card is unique. This way you can make as many different cards as party guests.

You win by paying close attention: Put a coin on each matching square every time the event mentioned occurs, and when you have a complete row, be the first to yell, “Oscar bingo!” to everyone in the room. If you’re alone, you can cheat!