Recent Examples on the WebSince earning a six-minute standing O during its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, writer-director Richard Linklater’s Hit Man has become one of festival season’s most ecstatically reviewed films.—Chris Lee, Vulture, 7 June 2024 Long a staple of Cannes coverage, where the standing O is an institution, the practice spread to Venice, Toronto and elsewhere in 2022, causing consternation on both Film Twitter and IRL.—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022 Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh caught Fraser’s reaction to the standing O: bashful, appreciative, semi-teary-eyed.—Vulture, 4 Sep. 2022 Michele reportedly received her first standing O just for coming onstage and the audience leapt to their feet at least three more times before intermission.—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The fans in the left field pavilion greeted him with a standing O to start the game.—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 The trio received a lengthy standing O from the audience before the goofiness tipped off.—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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