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 90th Academy Awards. So without further ado...
Best Picture- Moonlight – Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner
Best Director- Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Best Actor- Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler
Best Actress- Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia Dolan
Best Supporting Actor- Mahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan
Best Supporting Actress- Viola Davis – Fences as Rose Maxson
Best Original Screenplay- Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Adapted Screenplay- Moonlight – Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney from In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Best Animated Film- Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer
Best Foreign Language Film- The Salesman (Iran) in Persian – Asghar Farhadi
Best Documentary Feature- O.J.: Made in America – Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Best Documentary Short Film- The White Helmets – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best Live Action Short Film- Sing – Kristóf Deák and Anna Udvardy
Best Animated Short Film- Piper – Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Best Original Score- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Best Original Song- "City of Stars" from La La Land – Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best Sound Editing- Arrival – Sylvain Bellemare
Best Sound Mixing- Hacksaw Ridge – Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace
Best Production Design- La La Land – David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Best Cinematography- La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Suicide Squad – Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
Best Costume Design- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood
Best Film Editing- Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert
Best Visual Effects- The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon
Alright here are my 5 takeaways from The Oscars last night...
1. Let's go ahead and get the elephant out of the room. The ending to The Oscars last night was the greatest moment in Oscar history. That moment left me in utter shock and confusion on what in the world was going on. When it was firstr announced La La Land, that seemed right since it was the heavy favortie going in, but when it was announced that Moonlight won, I didn't know what to think. Both films were deserving and it made for television. I do feel bad for Warren Beatty in this situation because it wasn't his fault (I'm sorry I blamed him) and now this will be the most talked about thing for at least the next few days.
2. Outside of the ending, there weren't many surprises in the evening and all of the winners for the various categories deserved the win and nobody should really complain.
3. I was kind of shocked Casey Affleck won mainly due to the controversy surrounding him and because of the SAG award trend over the past 23 years. Casey Affleck was brilliant in Manchester by the Sea and before you criticize him for winning, please see the film.
4. If it hadn't been for the screwup at the end, I would've went 16 for 24 on my predictions but instead I went 15 for 24 which is a tad better than last year.
5. Here is my judgement for Jimmy Kimmel. I thought he was brilliant as the host and he really just brought a lot of fun to the show the likes of which hadn't been seen in years. The Matt Damon jokes were timed and spaced out perfectly and all of them were unique. The tour bus joke was fantastic and it went a little slow at first but with a little help, it went over really well. I would love to see Kimmel come back, but if he does it won't be for another 3 years or more,
Overall I give this years Oscars an 9 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 A Ghost Story, Wind River, Ingred Goes West, Dunkirk and Mudbound to be big-time contenders. Look for these people to be in contention to host next year...
1. Justin Timberlake
2. Louis C.K.
3. John Oliver
4. Kate McKinnon
5. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart
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- Moonlight – Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner
Best Director- Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Best Actor- Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler
Best Actress- Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia Dolan
Best Supporting Actor- Mahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan
Best Supporting Actress- Viola Davis – Fences as Rose Maxson
Best Original Screenplay- Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Adapted Screenplay- Moonlight – Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney from In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Best Animated Film- Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer
Best Foreign Language Film- The Salesman (Iran) in Persian – Asghar Farhadi
Best Documentary Feature- O.J.: Made in America – Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Best Documentary Short Film- The White Helmets – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best Live Action Short Film- Sing – Kristóf Deák and Anna Udvardy
Best Animated Short Film- Piper – Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Best Original Score- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Best Original Song- "City of Stars" from La La Land – Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best Sound Editing- Arrival – Sylvain Bellemare
Best Sound Mixing- Hacksaw Ridge – Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace
Best Production Design- La La Land – David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Best Cinematography- La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Best Makeup and Hairstyling- Suicide Squad – Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson
Best Costume Design- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood
Best Film Editing- Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert
Best Visual Effects- The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon
Alright here are my 5 takeaways from The Oscars last night...
1. Let's go ahead and get the elephant out of the room. The ending to The Oscars last night was the greatest moment in Oscar history. That moment left me in utter shock and confusion on what in the world was going on. When it was firstr announced La La Land, that seemed right since it was the heavy favortie going in, but when it was announced that Moonlight won, I didn't know what to think. Both films were deserving and it made for television. I do feel bad for Warren Beatty in this situation because it wasn't his fault (I'm sorry I blamed him) and now this will be the most talked about thing for at least the next few days.
2. Outside of the ending, there weren't many surprises in the evening and all of the winners for the various categories deserved the win and nobody should really complain.
3. I was kind of shocked Casey Affleck won mainly due to the controversy surrounding him and because of the SAG award trend over the past 23 years. Casey Affleck was brilliant in Manchester by the Sea and before you criticize him for winning, please see the film.
4. If it hadn't been for the screwup at the end, I would've went 16 for 24 on my predictions but instead I went 15 for 24 which is a tad better than last year.
5. Here is my judgement for Jimmy Kimmel. I thought he was brilliant as the host and he really just brought a lot of fun to the show the likes of which hadn't been seen in years. The Matt Damon jokes were timed and spaced out perfectly and all of them were unique. The tour bus joke was fantastic and it went a little slow at first but with a little help, it went over really well. I would love to see Kimmel come back, but if he does it won't be for another 3 years or more,
Overall I give this years Oscars an 9 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 A Ghost Story, Wind River, Ingred Goes West, Dunkirk and Mudbound to be big-time contenders. Look for these people to be in contention to host next year...
1. Justin Timberlake
2. Louis C.K.
3. John Oliver
4. Kate McKinnon
5. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart
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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