The biggest night in movies, the Academy Awards, have come and gone. A lot of results were very predictable but the biggest ones were such a pleasant surprise.
I had a funny feeling that if any one was going to upset 1917, it was Parasite. And lo and behold, it happened. Plus, if any director who was worthy of snatching the coveted prize from Sam Mendes, it was Bong Joon Ho. And he was over the moon.
The very predictable ones were Leading Actor, Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Original Score and International Feature. Everyone must have guessed them right.
I actually didn't pick one for Supporting Actress because my choice wasn't there from the beginning, Nainai from The Farewell. She did nab the prize though from the Spirit Award the previous night.
The best speeches was Bong receiving for Directing, where he created a nice moment for Martin Scorsese; and followed a few steps behind by Brad Pitt's acceptance speech.
Worst speeches was probably Joaquin Phoenix's heartfelt but messy and lengthy ramble, followed by Renee Zellweger who almost seemed like she was trying to one-up Phoenix's length.
However, the worst moment was Billie Eilish's singing for the In Memorium section! Am I the only one who heard how terrible her rendition was and that she couldn't even hit the low notes properly? I found myself becoming angry at the end of it because that was such a terrible performance!
But I was surprised that Kobe Bryant and Kirk Douglas made the list this year because I thought there was a cut-off time for these things and both Bryant and Douglas passed way past that period.
Also, I thought the directing for this year's Oscars ceremony was really good. I loved how the cameras were always prepared to cut to whoever the award recipient was mentioning in their acceptance speech. Well done to the director. Oh, and I felt they barely played down recipients this year. Well done once again.
So I've made 13 predictions for this year, and I managed to guess 6 correctly under "will win". As for "my pick", I guessed 7.
Here are the results, with the winners highlighted:
Best Picture:
1917 (will win)
Ford v Ferrarri
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
Joker
-- Parasite (my pick)
Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood
Marriage Story
The Irishman
Directing:
-- Bong Joon Ho - Parasite (my pick)
Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood
Martin Scorsese - The Irishman
Sam Mendes - 1917 (will win)
Todd Phillips - Joker
Best Cinematography:
-- Roger Deakins - 1917 (my pick, will win)
Rodrigo Prieto - The Irishman
Robert Richardson - Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood
Jarin Blaschke - The Lighthouse
Lawrence Sher - Joker
Leading Actor:
-- Joaquin Phoenix - Joker (my pick, will win)
Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood
Antonio Banderas - Pain And Glory
Adam Driver - Marriage Story
Jonathan Pryce - The Two Popes
Leading Actress:
Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story (my pick)
Cynthia Erivo - Harriet
Charlize Theron - Bombshell
Saoirse Ronan - Little Women
-- Renee Zellweger - Judy (will win)
Supporting Actor:
-- Brad Pitt - Quentin Tarantino - Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood (will win)
Joe Pesci - The Irishman (my pick)
Al Pacino - The Irishman
Anthony Hopkins - The Two Popes
Tom Hanks - A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Supporting Actress:
Kathy Bates - Richard Jewell
Margot Robbie - Bombshell
-- Laura Dern - Marriage Story (will win)
Florence Pugh - Little Women
Scarlett Johansson - Jojo Rabbit
Original Screenplay:
-- Parasite (my pick)
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood (will win)
1917
Adapted Screenplay:
-- Jojo Rabbit (my pick)
The Two Popes
Little Women
Joker
The Irishman (will win)
Animated Feature:
-- Toy Story 4 (my pick)
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Klaus (will win)
I Lost My Body
The Missing Link
Visual Effects:
The Lion King (my pick)
Avengers: Endgame
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
-- 1917 (winner)
The Irishman (will win)
Original Score:
Thomas Newman - 1917 (my pick)
John Williams - Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Randy Newman - Marriage Story
Alexandre Desplat - Little Women
-- Hildur Gudnadottir - Joker (will win)
Best Original Song:
"Into The Unknown" - Frozen II (my pick)
"Stand Up" - Harriet
"I'm Standing With You" - Breakthrough
-- "I'm Gonna (Love Me Again)" - The Rocketman
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" - Toy Story 4
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