Well if you didn't know it, The Oscars were on last night and like everybody else I was watching and following along very closely and I even did my first live blog. As with every Oscars ceremonies there are always some great things and some very controversial things that happen or are said. With all of that being said I'm going to give you my 5 overall thoughts on the Oscars as well as a small look ahead to the 89th Academy Awards. So without further ado...
Best Picture- Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust
Best Director- Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Best Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glass
Best Actress- Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome
Best Supporting Actor- Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel
Best Supporting Actress- Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl as Gerda Wegener
Best Original Screenplay- Spotlight – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Best Adapted Screenplay- The Big Short – Adam McKay and Charles Randolph from The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Best Animated Film- Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
Best Foreign Language Film- Son of Saul (Hungary) in Hungarian – László Nemes
Best Documentary Feature- Amy – Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
Best Documentary Short Film- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Best Live Action Short Film- Stutterer – Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Animated Short Film- Bear Story – Pato Escala Pierart and Gabriel Osorio Vargas
Best Original Score- The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Best Original Song- "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre – Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Best Sound Editing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Mark A. Mangini and David White
Best Sound Mixing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo
Best Production Design- Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson
Best Cinematography- The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Mad Max: Fury Road – Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, and Damian Martin
Best Costume Design- Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavandouble-dagger
Best Film Editing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixeldouble-
Best Visual Effects- Ex Machina – Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst
Alright here are my 5 takeaways from The Oscars last night...
1. There weren't many surprises last night. I was shocked that Writings on the Wall won for Best Original Song and while I picked it, I thought it was going to Til It Happens to You. by the way Lady Gaga was the star of the show again and I think she'll continue to be a common figure at The Oscars.
2. I was a little disappointed that Sylvester Stallone didn't win mainly because it would've been so special for a guy like him win an award in a film where he played a character that he played 40 years ago. Mark Rylance did deserve the award, but I was a little disappointed to see Stallone not win.
3. Well last night was the last time we can complain about Leonardo DiCaprio not winning a Oscar. I'm really glad to see him finally win and if you were able to catch some of the stuff that went on after the show, then you can clearly see the guy is the most humble human being and he was generally honored to get the award. Now we have to find the Leonardo DiCaprio.
4. I went 13 for 24 on my predictions and that's pretty bad considering that I started out 7 for 7 so it wasn't a good night on that aspect.
5. Here's my judgement for Chris Rock. I thought he did a decent job and his jokes were really great. I thought he tackled the diversity issue well and that was basically the constant theme for the entire night. It got to be a little too much almost like beating a dead horse. He was better than Neil Patrick Harris was last year and I wouldn't seeing him back, but the ratings for the show don't seem to back him up as this year the viewership was it lowest in 8 years which is shocking considering the build up to the monologue and Leonardo DiCaprio winning his first Oscar.
Overall I give this years Oscars an 8 out of 10.
As for next year's Oscars there are a lot of fantastic films coming out and the categories are going be stacked. Look out for The Birth of a Nation, Silence, The Founder and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk to be big-time contenders. Look for these people to be in contention to host next year...
1. Kevin Hart
2. Louis C.K.
3. John Oliver
4. James Corden
5. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
So ladies and gentlemen what were some of you overall impressions of last night's Oscars? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Best Picture- Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust
Best Director- Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Best Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glass
Best Actress- Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome
Best Supporting Actor- Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel
Best Supporting Actress- Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl as Gerda Wegener
Best Original Screenplay- Spotlight – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Best Adapted Screenplay- The Big Short – Adam McKay and Charles Randolph from The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Best Animated Film- Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
Best Foreign Language Film- Son of Saul (Hungary) in Hungarian – László Nemes
Best Documentary Feature- Amy – Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
Best Documentary Short Film- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Best Live Action Short Film- Stutterer – Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Animated Short Film- Bear Story – Pato Escala Pierart and Gabriel Osorio Vargas
Best Original Score- The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Best Original Song- "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre – Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Best Sound Editing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Mark A. Mangini and David White
Best Sound Mixing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo
Best Production Design- Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson
Best Cinematography- The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Mad Max: Fury Road – Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, and Damian Martin
Best Costume Design- Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavandouble-dagger
Best Film Editing- Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixeldouble-
Best Visual Effects- Ex Machina – Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst
Alright here are my 5 takeaways from The Oscars last night...
1. There weren't many surprises last night. I was shocked that Writings on the Wall won for Best Original Song and while I picked it, I thought it was going to Til It Happens to You. by the way Lady Gaga was the star of the show again and I think she'll continue to be a common figure at The Oscars.
2. I was a little disappointed that Sylvester Stallone didn't win mainly because it would've been so special for a guy like him win an award in a film where he played a character that he played 40 years ago. Mark Rylance did deserve the award, but I was a little disappointed to see Stallone not win.
3. Well last night was the last time we can complain about Leonardo DiCaprio not winning a Oscar. I'm really glad to see him finally win and if you were able to catch some of the stuff that went on after the show, then you can clearly see the guy is the most humble human being and he was generally honored to get the award. Now we have to find the Leonardo DiCaprio.
4. I went 13 for 24 on my predictions and that's pretty bad considering that I started out 7 for 7 so it wasn't a good night on that aspect.
5. Here's my judgement for Chris Rock. I thought he did a decent job and his jokes were really great. I thought he tackled the diversity issue well and that was basically the constant theme for the entire night. It got to be a little too much almost like beating a dead horse. He was better than Neil Patrick Harris was last year and I wouldn't seeing him back, but the ratings for the show don't seem to back him up as this year the viewership was it lowest in 8 years which is shocking considering the build up to the monologue and Leonardo DiCaprio winning his first Oscar.
Overall I give this years Oscars an 8 out of 10.
As for next year's Oscars there are a lot of fantastic films coming out and the categories are going be stacked. Look out for The Birth of a Nation, Silence, The Founder and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk to be big-time contenders. Look for these people to be in contention to host next year...
1. Kevin Hart
2. Louis C.K.
3. John Oliver
4. James Corden
5. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
So ladies and gentlemen what were some of you overall impressions of last night's Oscars? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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