*Hello! This was originally written on April 26 the day after the Oscars but due to life, I didn’t have time to post it until now but by this point, I think you have come to expect this from me, So, sit back and enjoy!
Mr. Bee
Hello and welcome,
Last night The Oscars took place so let’s get right to it.
The ceremony was held at Union Station in LA Instead of the Dolby Theatre, and the show was just Okay. I liked the atmosphere and the opening was fantastic, making it feel like an opening of a 1970s movie. Unfortunately, it went down from there. The show did not have a host again which is not normally a problem if there are some good comedy bits throughout, but this year the 1st comedic bit did not come until about 90 mins to 2 hrs in when the DJ went around to different nominees and asking if the song he played was nominated, won, or none of the above. The other comedic piece was Harrison Ford reading old Blade Runner reviews. Both bits were meh, in my opinion, and a host may have made the show a little more entertaining (as long as it was not Franco and Hathaway). There were no clips of the nominees (except for Feature Categories). To give the producers the benefit of the doubt, they were probably appealing to the die-hard fans (like me) who have already seen most of the movies. However, clip reels would have made the show more visually appealing.
Now for the ending, the producers decided to present Best Picture 3rd to last, making the best actor be last, which I assume was set up the ending with a Chadwick Boseman tribute; however, it was Anthony Hopkins who won but was not present. (Hopkins did give a belated acceptance speech the next morning). The visibly uninterested Joaquin Phoenix just stood there, accepted the award on Hopkins behalf and the DJ simply said good night which was rather anti-climatic.
A word to the producers, You never plan awards shows based on what may happen, because if your prediction is wrong you may end up with a messy night like this. The culmination of the night should always be the Best Picture and not having it as the finale is the equivalent of having the presidential debates after the election (to be fair, I would not mind seeing what that would look like).
There are a few things I did like about the ceremony such as not cutting people off in their acceptance speech. I really liked it that they put the Honorary Awards back in the actual Oscar ceremony. I hope that this is not a pandemic special and they will remain in the show for next year and not go back to being presented in a non-televised ceremony in November. the Producers said that it would feel like a movie, but apart from the opening, it did not. Instead, it felt like a private dinner party that we were not invited to but somehow we got a recording of. This is not the worst Oscars I have seen, the Franco and Hathaway year still takes the cake. this one was just ok. Now let's get to the winners.
Best Picture: Nomadland
Not a big surprise, but judging by the nominees I have seen, I think The Trial of the Chicago 7 (which got 0 wins) is the better movie, Nomadland is not bad.
Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for The Father
This was one of the biggest surprises of the night. I have not seen The Father so I cannot judge his win. Anthony Hopkins now has 2 Oscars Hopkins probably won by enough people thinking that they were doing a throw-away vote (a vote of passion) for him.
Best Actress: Frances McDormand for Nomadland
Not a big surprise for me. Frances McDormand who now has 3 Oscars (4 due to Best Picture wins).
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah
Not a big surprise, however, he gave one of the weirdest acceptance speeches of the Night, to say the least
Best Supporting Actress: Youn Yuh-jung for Minari
Not a big surprise and Youn Yuh-jung gave one of the best acceptance speeches of the night.
Best Director: Chloé Zhao for Nomadland
Making history as 2and Woman and the 1st Woman of color to win Best Director
Best Animated Feature: Soul
Not a big surprise and well deserved
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Father
Not a big surprise
Best Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman
Not a big surprise but I do think The Trial of the Chicago 7 had the better Screenplay. I am not a big fan of Promising Young Woman.
Thank you everyone for following me for my 6th year covering award season. To the Academy, If you want a Host Next year, I am available, I can also produce and write the show (oh, and decide all Winners and nominees)
Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™
Mr.Bee
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