That’s a wrap on the 92nd Annual Academy Awards and the 17th Annual Oscar viewing party!
Folks seemed to enjoy the night, as they have the past many years! During the night I presented 21 rounds of trivia games and
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the three prediction contests. (For those curious what I awarded the for the shoulda/woulda/coulda and 2019@the movies see below. The winners are labeled.). For those wondering Mary, my dad, & Joe won the three prediction contests.
I’m pleased with the winners this year. I loved seeing Parasite become the first foreign film to win best picture. It’s a unique and thought provoking movie that is worthy of the award. It defeated frontrunner 1917, which is another film I really enjoyed and was pleased in took him three Oscars.
My favorite speech was given by Joaquin Phoenix when he won lead actor for his performance in Joker. Kudos to him for making his point his way. I’ve loved his work ever since I saw him in Gladiator. He’s been worthy of this award for many films like Walk the Line, The Master (BRILLIANT FREAKING MOVIE), I’m Still Here, and others. I’m glad he won.
I loved seeing Elton John win again as well. Rocketman was snubbed from many categories and I loved the song that won.
The one category I would change is supporting actress. I wasn’t a fan of Marriage Story, though Laura Dern was good in it. Was she better than Scarlett Johansson in JoJo Rabbit? No she wasn’t.
As for the ceremony itself, I have never hated an Oscar presentation more than this one. First there were too many musical numbers. I didn’t care that Eminem came back to finally perform his Oscar winning song from 15 plus years ago. I didn’t even like the singer during the “IN MEMORIAM” segment and am really disappointed she’s doing the next Bond song. If I wanted to see that many music numbers I’d go to an open mike night or watch the grammies.
Moving on with my disgust with the presentation what good did not having a host do? You opened the show with a less than mediocre musical number and had two former hosts (Steve Martin & Chris Rock) give the traditional host opening monologue. Frankly Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, and Neil Patrick Harris all did that combination of opening song and dance and monologue better. Then you had a voiceover introduce celebrities so they could introduce the actual presenters of the awards. How much time do you really save with that? An actual host does the exact same thing and ties the presentation together. An actual host would have been preferable. (I’d love, for the producers next year, to think outside the box like when Hugh Jackman was selected. Jimmy Kimmel and Ellen DeGeneres are way too safe of a choice. Though that is a way too safe of a choice to host the Oscars is still better than a no host).
The presenters, for the most part, were good. I loved being the guy from The Peanut Butter Falcon present. That was a brilliant movie and to have some one with down syndrome present goes along way for diversity. It needed less TV stars and more movie stars presenting. I get Ray Romano was in one of the best picture nominees and Julia Louis Dryfuess has a new movie coming out but their still TV stars. Mix it up more as well. There wasn’t a balance of stars of today and actual Hollywood legends. There needs to be an appeal, in presenters, across generations.
In the end I’m pleased with the winners, not so much with the presentation. Hopefully next year things will be better.
WINNERS LIST
SHOULDA/WOULDA/COULDA CONTEST
BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS
__Bombshell _X_ Taron Egerton Rocketman __ Awkwfina The Farewell
__Dark Waters __ Michael B Jordan Just Mercy _X_ Annette Bening The Report
__The Farewell __Mark Ruffallo Dark Waters __ Lupita Nyong’o Us
__Just Mercy
__Knives Out
__Richard Jewell
_X_ Rocketman
BEST DIRECTOR BEST SUPP ACTOR BEST SUPP ACTRESS
_X_ Clint Eastwood Richard Jewell __ Jamie Foxx Just Mercy _X_Anne Hathaway Dark Waters
__ Dexter Fletcher Rocketman __John Lithgow Bombshell __ Nicole Kidman Bombshell
__ Lulu Wang The Farewell _X_ Sam Rockwell JoJo Rabbit __Jennifer Lopez Hustlers
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BEST DOCUMENTARY
__Bombshell __Dark Waters __ Apollo 11
__The Farewell _X_Just Mercy __ Ask Dr Ruth
__Ford V Ferrari __Motherless Brooklyn __ Bathtubs Over Broadway
__The Report __Richard Jewell _X_The Biggest Little Farm
_X_ Rocketman __Maiden
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
__Abominable __Arctic __The Biggest Little Farm
__The Addams Family __The Farewell __ The Farewell
__The Lego Movie 2 __ Shadow _X_ Ford V. Ferrari
_X_Spies in Disguise __Transit __ Parasite
__Wonderpark _X_The Wandering Earth __ US
2019 @ THE MOVIES CONEST
WORST FILM: __Aladdin __Brittany Runs a Marathon __ Midsommar _X_ Little Women __Where’d You Go Bernadette
BEST SEQUEL: __Angel Has Fallen __Doctor Sleep __Glass __Godzilla 2 __Jumanji: The Next Level __Shaft _X_Toy Story 4
BEST SEQUEL: __Angel Has Fallen __Doctor Sleep __Glass __Godzilla 2 __Jumanji: The Next Level __Shaft _X_Toy Story 4
BEST DRAMA: __1917 __Bombshell __Ford V Ferrari __Just Mercy _X_Once Upon a Time in Hollywood __Parasite __Richard Jewell
BEST COMEDY: __The Dead Don’t Die __Good Boys _X_Jojo Rabbit __Late Night __Long Shot __Stuber __The Upside
BEST ACTION MOVIE: _X_Angel Has Fallen __Cold Pursuit __Hobbes & Shaw __John Wick 3 __Miss Bala __Shaft
BEST SCI-FI: __Ad Astra __Captive State __Godzilla 2 __Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker _X_The Wandering Earth
BEST HORROR/THRILLER: _X_Doctor Sleep __Glass __Greta __Hotel Mumbai __It Chapter 2
__The Lighthouse __Us
BEST INDY FILM: __JoJo Rabbit __Last Black Man in San Francisco __The Mustang _X_The Peanut Butter Falcon
BEST FAMILY FLICK: __The Great Alaskan Race _X_Nancy Drew & The Hidden Staircase __Playing with Fire __Toy Story 4
BEST BRITISH MOVIE: __1917 __Blinded by the Light __Downton Abbey __The Good Liar __Official Secrets _X_Rocketman
BEST POLITICAL FILM: _X_The Best of Enemies __Bombshell __Long Shot __Official Secrets __The Report
BEST CAST: __1917 __Bombshell __Just Mercy _X_Knives Out __Once Upon a Time in Hollywood __The Upside
BEST DETECTIVE: _X_Daniel Craig Knives Out __Adam Driver The Report __Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn
BEST STUNTS:__Angel Has Fallen _X_Ford V Ferrari __Hobbes & Shaw __Hotel Mumbai __John Wick 3 __Playing with Fire
BEST SENIOR CITIZEN: __Diane Keaton Poms __Ian McKellen The Good Liar _X_Maggie Smith Downton Abbey
BEST FIGHT: __Hospital battle Angel Has Fallen __Fight to desegregate schools Best of Enemies __Parking lot melee Glass _X_Home invasion Once Upon a Time in Hollywood __Backyard brawl Parasite __Lupita Nyong’o V Lupita Nyong’o Us
BEST HERO: _X_Gerald Butler Angel Has Fallen __Tom Hanks Toy Story 4 __Taraji P Henson The Best of Enemies
BEST SIDEKICK: _X_Jamie Bell Rocketman __Nick Nolte Angel Has Fallen __Richard Roundtree Shaft
BEST VILLAIN: _X_Idris Elba Hobbs and Shaw __John Lithgow Bombshell __Joaquin Phoenix Joker
BEST SOUNDTRACK: __Blinded by the Light __Once Upon a Time in Hollywood _X_Rocketman __The Upside __Yesterday
BEST POLITICIAN: _X_Annette Bening The Report __Morgan Freeman Angel Has Fallen __Charlize Theron Long Shot
BEST VOICEOVER: _X_Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn __Brad Pitt Ad Astra __Charlize Theron Bombshell
BEST KISS: _X_Helen Mirren & Ian McKellen The Good Liar __Domhnall Gleeson & Elizabeth Moss The Kitchen __Seth Rogen & Charlize Theron Long Shot __Himesh Patel & Lily James Yesterday
BEST REAL LIFE PERFORMANCE: __Christian Bale Ford V. Ferrari __Taron Egerton Rocketman __Jamie Foxx Just Mercy __Margot Robbie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood _X_Mark Ruffalo Dark Waters __Renee Zellweger Judy
BEST CAMEO: _X_Real folks of the story Dark Waters __John McCain The Report __Colin Firth 1917
BEST LINE: _X_“Respect is not a debate. Normal is.” Ask Dr. Ruth __“Friends are the family you choose” The Peanut Butter Falcon ___“You have to kill the man you were born to be, in order to become the man you want to be” Rocketman
BEST CGI CHARACTER: __The Sharks 47 Meters Down: Uncaged __The Monsters Godzilla 2 _X_Woody & Buzz Toy Story 4
BEST REVIVAL: __Kiki’s Delivery Service __Maltese Falcon __The Matrix _X_Planes Trains & Automobiles __South Pacific
