By Tobias Carroll Both in the United States and abroad, we’re living through hugely significant events — whether that’s Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson. All of which led Bill Maher to open this episode of Real Time by talking about the Oscars. This included a quip on the ceremony itself, which he compared to a mortgage: “It seems to last 30 years, and I have a very low interest rate.” Maher went on to talk about the number of remakes up for awards this year, including Nightmare Alley, which Maher quipped “was also the Republican…