Well… Ok we all cringed at that opening but it wouldn’t be the Oscars without badly misfired comedy. Jimmy Kimmel dove right in with the Moonlight incident – as it was quickly brought up and made fun of – and then it came to Harvey Weinstein, that was tastefully handled and and some what mocked (as well he should) as he is the biggest shadow looming over this most prominent of industry award shows. Jimmy’s opening then took a great upbeat turn and it’s clear the Academy has finally resigned itself to the fact that in this age people are going to use the Oscars as a soap box and so a soft nudge to that was given.
As the ceremony is over 3 hrs long we won’t be talking about every Oscar win but a further list on all the winners can be found at the bottom of this page.
First winner of the night was Sam Rockwell for 3 Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. The best supporting actor category this year had a slew of strong contenders so it caused no ripples that Rockwell won. Best supporting actress went to Allison Janney for I,Tonya, it was a incredibly emotional win and one of the most safe bets for wins for the night and who better than the fantastic Janney, widely known from The West Wing.
Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran and BB-8 presented the awards for best animated feature to Coco, and best animated short film to Dear Basketball. With some great back and forth between the 3 (4 if you count BB-8) was a great highlight of the evening. Blade Runner 2049 won best visual effects which was fantastic for a sequel to a film that original flopped not even getting a look in at the Oscars back in 1982.
Best adapted screenplay was won by James Ivory for Call Me by Your Name, followed by best original screenplay won by Jordan Peele for Get out. It was hopped by audiences and some critics alike that the horror film would get an Oscar win last night and for Get Out, best original screenplay is the best thing it could have won. Rodger Deakins wins best cinematography for Blade Runner 2049. Deakins has been nominated for an Oscar many times before but like Gary Oldman last night was finally his night when that golden statue finally graced his hands.
A notable moment was when Cherokee actor, Wes Studi was the first Native American to officially present at the Oscars. Before him was Sacheen Littlefeather in 1973 who gave a speech for Marlon Brando. Inclusion was deep in every part of this years Oscar’s, the academy has seen the industry change for 90 years at a slow pace but now has caught up to the real world in such things.
Tremendous win for Guillermo del Toro winning best director award for The Shape of Water, clearly an emotional moment for the director, saying in his acceptance speech “I am an immigrant… like many, many of you, and in the last 25 years, I’ve been living in a country all of our own. I think the greatest thing that our art does and our industry does is erase the lines in the sand.”
Towards the end of this almost 4 hour event the big 3 awards came rolling in hard and fast starting with a very predictable win for Gary Oldman for best actor. A win that’s been on the cards for many years with the amazing body of work in his career, the other nominees didn’t have a chance but this year most categories were to the brim with solid films. Next came the fantastic win of best actress that went to Francis McDormand for 3 Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. The speech was made 1000 times better in that moment by Frances asking all women nominated to stand up with her.
Best picture winner went to The Shape of Water in what was an very tough selection of films and is now the second fantasy film ever after Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to receive an Oscar. A grand total of 4 Oscars during the night for The Shape of Water which also gave it the highest winner count.
Full list of categories and their winners:
BEST FILM
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape Of Water (WINNER)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape Of Water (WINNER)
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins
Frances McDormand (WINNER)
Margot Robbie
Saoirse Ronan
Meryl Streep
BEST ACTOR
Timothy Chalamet
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Kaluuya
Gary Oldman (WINNER)
Denzel Washington
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick
Get Out (WINNER)
Ladybird
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me By Your Name (WINNER)
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound
ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco (WINNER)
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
SONG
Mudbound
Call Me By Your Name
Coco (WINNER)
Marshall
The Greatest Showman
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus
Faces Places
Icarus (WINNER)
Last Men In Aleppo
Strong Island
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Edith & Eddie
Heaven Is A Traffic Jam On The 405 (WINNER)
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
On Body & Soul
Loveless
The Square
A Fantastic Woman (WINNER)
The Insult
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe
Woody Harrelson
Richard Jenkins
Christopher Plummer
Sam Rockwell (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary J Blige
Allison Janney (WINNER)
Lesley Manville
Laurie Metcalf
Octavia Spencer
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape Of Water (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049 (WINNER)
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape Of Water
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty & The Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread (WINNER)
The Shape Of Water
Victoria & Abdul
BEST SOUND EDITING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk (WINNER)
The Shape Of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST SOUND MIXING
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk (WINNER)
The Shape Of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dear Basketball (WINNER)
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
DeKalk Elementary
The 11 O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child (WINNER)
Watu Wote
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape Of Water (WINNER)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049 (WINNER)
Guardians Of The Galaxy 2
Kong: Skull Island
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War For The Planet Of The Apes
EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk (WINNER)
I, Tonya
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
MAKE-UP AND HAIR
Darkest Hour (WINNER)
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder
