The 88th Academy Awards were well underway at the Dolby Theatre, by early morning today, where I am. It was one hell of an event too! Hosted by Chris Rock (he voices Marty in the Madagascar franchise), this event brought forth many surprises, laughs and will give us memories to remember, with the main highlight being Leonardo DiCaprio winning his first Oscar after a long wait!
The main issue with this year’s award ceremony was the fact that there were no black nominees. While this may have been controversial to many, Chris Rock certainly did make the most of it to entertain everyone around. His line, “Black people don’t care about these! We’re too busy being raped and lynched to worry about who won Best Documentary Short!” He also questioned the need for separate categories for males and females in acting! After all, if you are an actor you should be able to play both! As he said, “Robert de Niro is not gonna say ‘I’ll slow down here to let Meryl Streep catch up with me!’” The other interesting thing that occurred was Chris Rock advertising Girl Scout cookies, and it resulted in a collection of over $65000 too!
Now, onto the winners:
Best Picture: Spotlight (Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust)
Todd McCarthy’s biographical crime drama talks about The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team, that investigated the widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. The Globe earned the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. It was one of the top contenders for the accolade, with The Revenant being the only other close competitor (my pick was The Martian). “The film gave a voice to the survivors, and the voice is amplified by this Oscar” the team said as they accepted the final award of the night. Michael Rezendes, the real life reporter (played by Mark Ruffalo in the film) was present for the occasion.
Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
Winning the award for Best Director second time in a row, after last year’s Birdman, (the third director to do so) Alejandro G. Iñárritu continues to impress us with his versatile filmmaking styles. The Revenant is the survival tale of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who was left for the dead by his team after being mauled by a grizzly bear.
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Ah, this was the best moment of the night, for a Leo fan like me! After being eluded by the Oscar for his better performances in Blood Diamond and The Wolf of Wall Street, DiCaprio finally had a chance to give his Oscar speech following a long standing ovation. He plays Hugh Glass, the survivor of the film. With barely any dialogue but with a wide range of expressions and good use of body language, this was a well-deserved win. Being an environmentalist, he also gave a shout-out to climate change before signing off – “Climate change is real, it is happening right now… it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. Let's not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.” DiCaprio was all praise for Tom Hardy too, saying, "The only thing better than his acting on screen was his friendship off screen."
Best Actress: Brie Larson (Room)
You have seen her as the crazy school girl in 21 Jump Street, but get ready to see her as Joy "Ma" Newsome, the mother who is held captive in a room for seven years, who has the responsibility of introducing her child to the world outside. “The thing I love about movie making is how many people it takes to make it”, she said, after accepting her accolade.
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Well this was a surprise! Personally I considered Rylance’s performance to be a bit overrated; it was terrific, no doubt, but I felt that Tom Hardy, for The Revenant, deserved the award more. Rylance plays the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, held captive in the US, while the Americans try to use him to settle for an exchange of spies. His referred to his famous line in the movie “Would it help?” during his speech, saying, “If anyone asks 'Would it help working with Tom Hanks?', the answer is certainly yes”.
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
While there was slight controversy about placing Vikander in the supporting category and not the lead actress category even though the title refers to her character, the award was well deserved. Vikander plays Gerda Wegener, the wife of Einar Wegener (played by Eddie Redmayne, also a nominee), the letter being the one of the first people to undergo a sex change operation.
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out (Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera)
I was disappointed this film didn’t become the fourth animated film to be in the Best Picture category, but I am certainly happy it won the Best Animated Feature award. As the recipients said, “This film was born from watching our children grow up...”, the film is about a 11-year old girl who has five emotions/personalities in her head, and how we see the world through their eyes. This is one family film worth watching, and is as good as any other Pixar film you’ll come across.
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant)
Three years in a row – following Gravity and Birdman – Lubezki has been the proud recipient of this award. The Revenant gives him an opportunity to use his skills again, as he gives us some terrific action scenes, and equally grueling ones too. The scene where the grizzly bear attacks Hugh Glass is one to look out for!
Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
This post apocalyptic thriller (the fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise) emerged as the film with most wins, bagging 6 out of its ten nominations! While the storyline was not that impressive, I really loved the sets, camerawork, and the mind boggling action. This film certainly deserved the awards, and credit must be given to its artistic touches.
Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)
It’s not often you see a Tarantino movie winning in categories other than screenplay, but well, here’s surprise! This was one award the film deserved winning, even if it otherwise fell way below my expectations in terms of acting and storyline.
Other winners:
Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (The Big Short)
Best Original Song: Writing's on the Wall" - Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith (Spectre)
The Revenant entered the ceremony with the most nominations (12) (winning three) and Mad Max: Fury Road ended up winning the most (6). The ceremony went well, thanks to the excellent hosting by Chris Rock. The performances of the nominated songs were excellent, and overall, the event went smoothly.
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The main issue with this year’s award ceremony was the fact that there were no black nominees. While this may have been controversial to many, Chris Rock certainly did make the most of it to entertain everyone around. His line, “Black people don’t care about these! We’re too busy being raped and lynched to worry about who won Best Documentary Short!” He also questioned the need for separate categories for males and females in acting! After all, if you are an actor you should be able to play both! As he said, “Robert de Niro is not gonna say ‘I’ll slow down here to let Meryl Streep catch up with me!’” The other interesting thing that occurred was Chris Rock advertising Girl Scout cookies, and it resulted in a collection of over $65000 too!
Now, onto the winners:
Best Picture: Spotlight (Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust)
Todd McCarthy’s biographical crime drama talks about The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team, that investigated the widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. The Globe earned the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. It was one of the top contenders for the accolade, with The Revenant being the only other close competitor (my pick was The Martian). “The film gave a voice to the survivors, and the voice is amplified by this Oscar” the team said as they accepted the final award of the night. Michael Rezendes, the real life reporter (played by Mark Ruffalo in the film) was present for the occasion.
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Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
Winning the award for Best Director second time in a row, after last year’s Birdman, (the third director to do so) Alejandro G. Iñárritu continues to impress us with his versatile filmmaking styles. The Revenant is the survival tale of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who was left for the dead by his team after being mauled by a grizzly bear.
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Ah, this was the best moment of the night, for a Leo fan like me! After being eluded by the Oscar for his better performances in Blood Diamond and The Wolf of Wall Street, DiCaprio finally had a chance to give his Oscar speech following a long standing ovation. He plays Hugh Glass, the survivor of the film. With barely any dialogue but with a wide range of expressions and good use of body language, this was a well-deserved win. Being an environmentalist, he also gave a shout-out to climate change before signing off – “Climate change is real, it is happening right now… it is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. Let's not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted.” DiCaprio was all praise for Tom Hardy too, saying, "The only thing better than his acting on screen was his friendship off screen."
Best Actress: Brie Larson (Room)You have seen her as the crazy school girl in 21 Jump Street, but get ready to see her as Joy "Ma" Newsome, the mother who is held captive in a room for seven years, who has the responsibility of introducing her child to the world outside. “The thing I love about movie making is how many people it takes to make it”, she said, after accepting her accolade.
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Well this was a surprise! Personally I considered Rylance’s performance to be a bit overrated; it was terrific, no doubt, but I felt that Tom Hardy, for The Revenant, deserved the award more. Rylance plays the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, held captive in the US, while the Americans try to use him to settle for an exchange of spies. His referred to his famous line in the movie “Would it help?” during his speech, saying, “If anyone asks 'Would it help working with Tom Hanks?', the answer is certainly yes”.Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out (Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera) I was disappointed this film didn’t become the fourth animated film to be in the Best Picture category, but I am certainly happy it won the Best Animated Feature award. As the recipients said, “This film was born from watching our children grow up...”, the film is about a 11-year old girl who has five emotions/personalities in her head, and how we see the world through their eyes. This is one family film worth watching, and is as good as any other Pixar film you’ll come across.
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant)
Three years in a row – following Gravity and Birdman – Lubezki has been the proud recipient of this award. The Revenant gives him an opportunity to use his skills again, as he gives us some terrific action scenes, and equally grueling ones too. The scene where the grizzly bear attacks Hugh Glass is one to look out for!
Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
This post apocalyptic thriller (the fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise) emerged as the film with most wins, bagging 6 out of its ten nominations! While the storyline was not that impressive, I really loved the sets, camerawork, and the mind boggling action. This film certainly deserved the awards, and credit must be given to its artistic touches.
Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)
It’s not often you see a Tarantino movie winning in categories other than screenplay, but well, here’s surprise! This was one award the film deserved winning, even if it otherwise fell way below my expectations in terms of acting and storyline.
Other winners:
Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (The Big Short)
Best Original Song: Writing's on the Wall" - Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith (Spectre)
The Revenant entered the ceremony with the most nominations (12) (winning three) and Mad Max: Fury Road ended up winning the most (6). The ceremony went well, thanks to the excellent hosting by Chris Rock. The performances of the nominated songs were excellent, and overall, the event went smoothly.
#Oscars #Oscars2016 #88thacademyawards
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