90th Oscars

*Hello!  This was originally written on March 8, but do to life, I didn’t have time to post it because, quite frankly, with such a hectic schedule, this blog has become little more than a hobby.  After all, many other things in my life have been delayed, so why not this too?  So, sit back and enjoy!

 Mr. Bee

Last Sunday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) held the 90th Academy Awards.  It was hosted by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.  And, for the record, they did not make the same mistake as last year.  Jimmy Kimmel did a good job as host for what ended up being a nearly four hour telecast.  He did a a bit where the person who gave the shortest acceptance speech got a jetski and an all-expenses paid trip to Lake Havasu (which ended up being the costume designer for Phantom Thread).  I would say that was the best on-going joke at an award show since Ellen Degeneres and her pizza skit and the selfie-seen-round-the-world at the 2014 Oscars.  Since then, we had very mediocre bits (e.g. Neil Patrick Harris giving predictions and Chris Rock selling girl scout cookies).  The In Memorium was good but left out one very important name - that being Adam West.  For me, West’s inclusion seemed very insensitive.  Granted, he’s best-known for playing Batman in the tv version, but he was also arguably the first Batman in a movie, so I would imagine his immense cult following was also disappointed.  Now, let’s get to the winners.

Best Picture - The Shape of Water; I just wanted to mention that I made the stupidest move of all time with this.  I predicted this movie to win for WEEKS only to change my prediction at the last minute to Get Out.  I guess it’s important to follow my early predictions instead of my last-minute predictions (that is predictions soon after nominations come out).  The “Three Billboards Backlash” was probably the deciding factor in this category that catapulted The Shape of Water.  

Best Actress - Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.  She gave a really empowering acceptance speech.

Best Supporting Actress - Allison Janney for I, Tonya

Best Actor - Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour.  His acceptance speech was mixed but had probably the best ending to a speech of the night.

Best Supporting Actor - Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards

Best Director- Guillermo Del Toro for The Shape of Water

Best Adapted Screenplay - Call me by Your Name.  James Ivory, the screenwriter, is now the oldest Oscar winner at 89.

Best Original Screenplay - Get Out.  Jordan Peele, the screenwriter and director, gave one of the best acceptance speeches of the night by thanking we the audience (unfortunately, he did not mention me by name).  

Best Animated Feature and Song - Coco

One of the other categories that I want to mention is Best Animated Short which went to Dear Basketball.  This means that Kobe Bryant now has an Oscar in the year of the #metoo movement, which is very debatable.  However, animated legend, Glen Keane finally won his first Oscar (which is probably about 20 years overdue).  

And now, before I send you off, I want to give you my predictions for next year’s ceremonies.  This year’s predictions were pretty spot-on.  I got 19 out of 24 categories correct and would have done even better if I didn’t second-guess myself.  I am also pretty proud to remind you that last year I picked Darkest Hour and Dunkirk which were both nominated for Best Picture. Now for my predictions for next year. Keep in mind it's a long way to next year and it could change at any moment, Mary Queen of Scots starring Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie (about Queen Mary of Scotland), Black Panther, and movies with an outside chance include Mary Poppins Returns, Christopher Robin, The Incredibles 2,  Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs.  Well, thanks to everyone for reading my often-delayed awards’ season coverage, and between now and next year’s coverage, there will be a lot happening with my blog.  So, good night, and here’s hoping for a great movie year.  Bee Happy!

Mr.Bee
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