NO CRAZY MOMENTS, BUT THE OPENING MONOLOGUE WAS PRETTY FUNNY

So this year's Oscars was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel who I personally feel did a good job. Jimmy Kimmel reminded everybody he was protected by people in the crowd as the camera panned to celebrities (which actually made it funny.) Kimmel surprised the audience by bringing out a donkey onstage, Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Supporting Actress—for her Everything Everywhere All at Once role as IRS inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre beating out Angela Bassett for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bassett has spoken at length about her struggles in Hollywood regardless of consistently delivering excellent work. Angela Bassett was clearly upset about not winning for her role in Black Panther and it was extremely obvious by her not smiling or clapping. Although she may be seen as a sore loser by some, she was acknowledged by Michael B. Jordan by him saying "We love you Auntie." She deserved that award. An Indian production that had many dancers made their presence known by coming out near the end of Kimmel's dialogue warning actors that if they spoke too long, they would be dragged out and surrounded by dancers who were extremely energetic. Everything Everywhere All at Once seemed to be the winning movie of the night. 

PERFORMANCE

Rihanna sang her touching hit "Lift Me Up” which was nominated for “Best Original Song.” She delivered a strong performance of the heartfelt ballad that was meant as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman written by Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer Tems. Yes, Tems wrote that song. Who's Tems you ask? She's currently burning up your radio with hits like "Essence" "Free Mind" "Wait For u" (feat. Drake & Future) and "Fountains" featuring Drake.


 

Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

Best Actor

Austin Butler (Elvis)
Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brendan Fraser (The Whale) - WINNER
Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
Bill Nighy (Living)

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Ana de Armas (Blonde)
Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)
Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans)
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) - WINNER

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)
Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans)
Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) - WINNER

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Hong Chau (The Whale)
Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once) - WINNER
Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

 

Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - WINNER
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red

Best Director

Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) - WINNER
Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Todd Field (Tár)
Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front - Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - Rian Johnson
Living - Kazuo Ishiguro
Top Gun: Maverick - Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks
Women Talking - Sarah Polley - WINNER

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - WINNER
The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner
Tár - Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness - Ruben Östlund


Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Elvis
Empire of Light
Tár

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans


Best Original Song

"Applause" from Tell It Like a Woman (Music and Lyric by Diane Warren)
"Hold My Hand" from Top Gun: Maverick (Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop)
"Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler)
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR (Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose) - WINNER
"This Is a Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once (Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne)

Best Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water - WINNER
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick - WINNER

Best Costume Design

Babylon
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - WINNER
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris


Best Makeup & Hairstyling

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
The Whale - WINNER

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front - WINNER
Avatar: The Way of Water
Babylon
Elvis
The Fabelmans

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny - WINNER

Best Documentary Short Subject

The Elephant Whisperers - WINNER
Haulout
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Stranger at the Gate

 

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse - WINNER
The Flying Sailor
Ice Merchants
My Year of Dicks
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

Best Live-Action Short

An Irish Goodbye - WINNER
Ivalu
Le Pupille
Night Ride
The Red Suitcase

Best International Film

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) - WINNER
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)