Winners in bold.
Here are some thoughts about Oscar night.
There was always that chance that The Boy And The Heron could steal it from Spider-Man, seeing this was Hayao Miyazaki's final film and he's never won an Oscar. I'm very disappointed at this result because Spider-Man was ranked second in my Top 10 list while The Boy And The Heron, I thought, was a mess of a story.
How did Barbie not win Production Design? The whole Barbieland looked lived in, whereas Poor Things didn't. But the latter winning Costume Design was apt.
I am continuously baffled with America's obsession with Billie Eilish. I don't understand how that could be considered "singing", just as baffled as how Drake could be categorized as "rapping". "I'm Just Ken" had a more meaningful impact in the movie, and so that should be taken into consideration. And we also saw which song out of the two had a better presentation on Oscar night, too.
But what I was most disappointed with the Oscar night was how they cut off the Godzilla: Minus One VFX team leader's speech. There were plenty of other winners who were given leeway, so I have to conclude the reason he got played off was because no one understood what he was saying. You could tell he was doing his best and English wasn't a language he could converse in. But he tried, he tried to allow the world to at least catch what he was trying to convey. I bet if any of us in a role reversal, had to go to Japan to stand on a stage and to give a speech, we would have done it in a language we were comfortable in; and not even attempt to speak in Japanese. But he didn't. Sure, he should have gotten an interpreter like how Bong Joon Ho did his. But still, there was no class in what went down - even though an award ceremony like this had no real impact in the world. But still.
In the end, this year, I am 8 for 13 - exactly the same as last year. It could have been higher, but I thought the Academy would crown Lily Gladstone instead of Emma Stone because this was the first time a native American was nominated (politics and agenda play as large a role as art itself, whether we like it or not). But, of course, I thought Stone should win and she did.
I had both Screenplay categories wrong, but they were such close calls that I am also happy the winners won instead of my picks.
Best Picture
Anatomy Of A Fall
American Fiction
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers Of The Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer (should win) (will win)
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone Of Interest
Directing
Jonathan Glazer - The Zone Of Interest
Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things
Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer (should win) (will win)
Justine Triet - The Zone Of Interest
Martin Scorsese - Killers Of The Flower Moon
Cinematography
Hoyt van Hoytema - Oppenheimer (will win)
Ed Lachman - Kont
Matthew Libatique - Maestro (should win)
Rodrigo Prieto - Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan - Poor Things
Actor In A Leading Role
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer (should win) (will win)
Jeffrey Wright - American Fiction
Actress In A Leading Role
Annette Bening - Nyad
Sandra Huller - Anatomy Of A Fall
Lily Gladstone - Killers Of The Flower Moon (will win)
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Emma Stone - Poor Things (should win)
Actor In A Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown - American Fiction
Robert De Niro - Killers Of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer (should win) (will win)
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
Actress In A Supporting Role
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer (should win)
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
America Ferrera - Barbie
Jodie Foster - Nyad
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers (will win)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach - Barbie (should win)
Jonathan Glazer - The Zone Of Interest
Cord Jefferson - American Fiction
Tony McNamara - Poor Things
Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer (will win)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik - May December
Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer - Maestro
David Hemingson - The Holdovers (should win) (will win)
Past Lives - Celine Song
Justine Triet, Arthur Harari - Anatomy Of A Fall
Best Film Editing
Jennifer Lame - Oppenheimer (should win) (will win)
Kevin Tent - The Holdovers
Thelma Schoonmaker - Killers Of The Flower Moon
Laurent Senechal - Anatomy Of A Fall
Yorgos Mavropsaridis - Poor Things
Music (Original Score)
Jerskin Fendrix - Poor Things (should win)
Ludwig Goransson - Oppenheimer (will win)
Laura Karpman - American Fiction
Robbie Robertson - Killers Of The Flower Moon
John Williams - Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Music (Original Song)
"The Fire Inside" - Flamin' Hot
"I'm Just Ken" - Barbie (should win) (will win)
"It Never Went Away" - American Symphony
"What Was I Made For" - Barbie
"Wahzahzhe - Killers Of The Flower Moon
Animated Feature Film
Elemental
Nimona
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (should win) (will win)
The Boy And The Heron
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