It doesn't fall as the most exciting Oscar on record – after all, there was no slap or envelope confusion, but this year's Academy Awards ended an unexpected dissonant awards season with a smooth, disaster-free ceremony in under four hours.
The big winner of the night Anorascooped five of the six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress by Mikey Madison (sorry, Demi!). A brutal person He also extended several victories, including one, including actor Slash Gum Throw's Adrien Brody, but some outright political films like Palestinian and Israeli documentaries There is no land for men And anti-author Brazilian films I'm still herepicked up some trophies.
Overall, this atmosphere was remarkably bright. A string of solid comedy bits beat politics, with entertaining appearances from Adam Sandler, Bowenyan, Ben Stiller, Amy Poehler and June Squibb. Inside the Dolby Theater, the atmosphere was cold, the music was decent, most of the speeches were short (not thanks to Brody), and more than anything? We didn't look until after midnight. Can you do this every year?
Still, as usual, not everyone spent the night unharmed, and some attendees returned home happier than others. Check out the winners and losers below!
Winner: Conan O'Brien kept things strange
From his slightly gross entrance to paving his way out of Demi Moore's back, his cocky singing and dancing routine that promises that television will not last too long, Conan O'Brien has made the least grateful gig in show business this year, playing a little more odd than you thought you could. We are grateful for one.
During the course of his monologue, O'Brien roasted himself for not doing enough work. Cara Sofia Gascon for her many offensive tweets, and Timote Chalamet for his baby face. He also did something really fun about showing John Lithgow's disappointing face to someone who took too long in his acceptance speech, another shaggy dog with an even more belligerently hooded Adam Sandler. (Sandler didn't mind wearing a tuxedo because he was too good to care about his clothes, he boasted.)
Making Oscar interesting is a feat in itself, but at the end of his monologue, O'Brien cleans up himself with a genuine, heartfelt homage to what Oscar means in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fire. While he admits that award shows for wealthy celebrities can feel shallow after being extremely devastated, Oscar also offers an incredible platform for lesser-known talents below the line. Have the awards also lavished with praise that would normally save candidates in the technical category for actors? Well, that's the icing on the cake. – Constance Grady
Loser: Karla Sofía Gascón and Bad Public Relations
Early in the awards season, trans actress Cara Sofia Gascon was hailed as the best actress of her turn as a famous character in the Splash Musical Emilia Perez. But things quickly swirled because of this film. Not only did the audience criticize the regression and unofficial storytelling stories, but Gassin attracted negative attention for covering up fellow nominee Fernanda Torres.
Gascon has a long history of making racist, Islamic phobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia, and other offensive comments, and undoubtedly reached its peak with her meditation that Hitler “simply had his opinion on Jews.” Gascon quickly apologised and deleted his Twitter account, but the scandal urged many onlookers to wonder why someone with such an opinion was cast from such a thing, in the role of a groundbreaking trans character, especially for all script flaws. in very At the very least, the question of why no one deleted her tweets before the awards season should haunt Hollywood PR staff for years to come.
Emilia Perez The production has gone very hard to distance itself from Gascon and now supports other nominated actress Zoe Saldanya. (Saldanya didn't mention Gasn in her acceptance speech, but she generally thanked the cast). The Academy Awards also seemed keen to distance themselves from Gassin during the ceremony. Some preview clips from the film barely referenced her Emilia Perez The cast, a musical and highly musical Oscar nominated for Best Picture in the year, was absent on stage. In the end, the film, which originally led the pack with 13 nominations, won just two wins, and Gasćon went home empty-handed. – Aja Romano
Winner: NoEmilia Perez Music number
When it was announced that this year's Oscar ceremony did not include performances from the best original song candidates, it seemed like both a blessing and a curse. This music showcase has long been an important part of the ceremony, cutting off awards and inspiring audiences. However, this year's list of candidates included two songs from Emilia Perezwith songs that were overly laughed online. Nevertheless, one number, “El Mal,” brought home the best original song. It was all the recognition the academy seemed to want to present the film music during the ceremony, and in the end it was a good choice.
evil Star Cynthia Eribo and Ariana Grande held a show to celebrate the film's legacy The Wizard of Oz And a homage to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires this January. Grande performed from “Somewhere in the Rainbow.” The Wizard of OzCynthia Eribo sang “House.” Withends with a “eliminating gravity” riff that stops her show. Then there was “Skyfall,” featuring pop stars Lisa, Doja Cat and Ray, “Diamonds are Forever,” and a fun and random James Bond tribute (perhaps given the recent Amazon acquisition?) featuring “Live and Let Die” pop stars Lisa, Doja Cat and Ray. Finally, Queen Latifah offered a lively homage to Quincy Jones, performing “Easy Run” from his production With.
Oscar appears to have taken notes from the Grammys and has as many divas on stage as possible. It was a welcome distraction at a ceremony defined by inactive candidates. – Kindal Cunningham
Winner: Eastern 7pm
For the second year in a row, Hollywood's biggest night™ was actually late afternoon. And what do you know? good! For East Coast Academy Award Watchers, the show means getting closer in the middle of the night. It's a school night – not everyone can be that late.
Start an hour in advance and the viewing experience is even more enjoyable. The cushion essentially has an hour, so everything reduces stress a bit (especially when the acceptance speech is long). Host Conan O'Brien even had a musical number/promise to “not waste your time.”
Praise for ABC and its power, Sunday's show ended before 11! – Alex Abbado Santos
Loser: Actor talking about his private business publicly
Throws it on the atmosphere shift, Los Angeles blames it on the fire that shakes Hollywood, and blames who knows what, but frankly Many People's private business happening in front of cameras on the biggest nights in Hollywood. Kieran Culkin, who embraced his best supporting actor, had long, clearly funny stories about his wife, who agreed to win a third and fourth child, if he won an Emmy and an Oscar, respectively. Meanwhile, Andrew Garfield tried to make the impressed Goldie Horn cry by improvising her that she was the favourite actor of her recently deceased mother while being to be awarded the award in two animated categories.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's traditionally like you take care of when you're not broadcast live all over the world. Hollywood has decided to demolish the boundary tonight. – Constance Grady
The winner of the best documentary feature, the result of collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian activists, is because the lack of US distributors hurt it with the Oscar Prediction Award, which includes both the producer and director's Guild Award. The creator of the film is also the subject. Palestinian activist Basel Adora navigates the destruction of Gaza, and his friend and creative partner, Israeli journalist Yubal Abraham lives in relative safety and stability.
While Oscar mostly made political speeches (no one referred to President Donald Trump by name), these directors managed to make an unusually direct speech. In an uncompromising speech, Adora said, “I call on the world to take serious action to stop injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.” Abraham repeated this sentiment, saying, “We must look at each other and end the destruction of Gaza and its people, the Israelite hostages must be taken cruelly and released in the crime of October 7th.” – Meredith Hagerty
Loser: Improved “Fab Five” Presentation
One of the most beloved repetitive features at Oscar is what is known as the “Fab Five” format in the acting category. The main points: 5 winners in each category – the best actor, the best actress, the best support actor, the best support actress – will appear on stage, praise the candidates and announce the winners. This is an inspiring way to celebrate the history and importance of the award.
Fab Five was supposed to be used again this year, but the format was invalidated due to the incredibly nasty optics introducing the best actress candidate Karla Sofía Gascón, as well as the controversy surrounding her Islamophobia and anti-Black tweets. Instead, Oscars were integrated. Three of last year's winners — Robert Downey Jr., Davin Joy Randolph and Chillian Murphy — said something about each of the candidates in each category. Meanwhile, Emma Stone, who introduced the best actresses, introduced the categories more or less, and didn't say anything specific about the nominated actresses.
The outcome was a little less personal and a little more troublesome. Downey Jr.'s casual hryvness was really not suitable for giving other actors a moment in the sun. Also, there was no way for Stone to elegantly avoid the elephants in the room. Another way the explosion of the gascon has influenced the atmosphere at this year's show. – Alex Abbado Santos
