OSCARS RESULTS ARE HERE! Some surprises, but, for me, no big shocks…
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: DaVine Joy Randolph
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: War Is Over! Inspired by the music of John and Yoko
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: The Boy and the Heron
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Anatomy of a Fall
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: American Fiction
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Poor Things
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Poor Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Poor Things
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: The Zone of Interest
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Downey Jr.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Godzilla Minus One
BEST FILM EDITING: Oppenheimer
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: The Last Repair Shop
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM: 20 Days in Mauripol
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Oppenheimer
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
BEST SOUND: The Zone of Interest
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Oppeheimer
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: Barbie (Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?)
BEST ACTOR: Cillian Murphy
BEST DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan
BEST ACTRESS: Emma Stone
BEST PICTURE: Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer: 7 (best supporting actor, best film editing, best cinematography, best original score, best actor, best director)
Poor Things: 4 (best makeup and hairstyling, best production design, best costume design, best actress)
The Zone of Interest: 2 (best international film feature, best sound, best picture)
The Holdovers: 1 (best supporting actress)
Barbie: 1 (best original song)
Anatomy of a Fall: 1 (best original screenplay)
Godzilla Minus One: 1 (best visual effects)
The Last Repair Shop: 1 (best documentary feautre film)
20 Days in Mauripol: 1 (best documentary short film)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: 1 (best live action short film)
American Fiction: 1 (best adapted screenplay)
The Boy and the Heron: 1 (best animated feature film)
War Is Over! Inspired by the music of John and Yoko: 1 (best animated short film)
The Holdovers: 1 (best supporting actress)
American Fiction was a surprise for best adapted screenplay. I expected Oppenheimer here.
I was also disappointed but not surprised that Paul Giamatti didn’t win for best actor. I loved Cillian Murphy, but Paul Giamatti was better for me.
The Zone of Interest could have won best picture. I just feel like it was a slightly more powerful and important movie than Oppenheimer.
I also wasn’t impressed with the best original song choice. What Was I Made For? is a good song, don’t get me wrong, but, overall, I liked I’m Just Ken more. Especially after that spectacular performance But hey, what do I know about music, lol 😉
As for the award ceremony itself, there were no incidents this year. There was a really funny scripted sketch with naked John Cena, though. Jimmy Kimmel was a good host, everything went nice and smooth I liked his humor quite a bit. I think the highlight of the whole night was Ryan Gosling’s performance of the song I’m Just Ken, with Slash as the special guest on guitar. This year’s oscars were really a joy to watch. I feel bad for anyone who missed them! 🙂
