Key occasions
WINNER! SINNERS, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER! ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER! SEAN PENN, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER! TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA, (ALSO) BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
WINNER! THE SINGERS, BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
WINNER! CASSANDRA KULUKUNDIS, BEST CASTING
WINNER! FRANKENSTEIN, BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
WINNER! FRANKENSTEIN, BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER! THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, BEST ANIMATED SHORT
WINNER! KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
WINNER! AMY MADIGAN, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
The ceremony begins
And the Oscar goes to … you! And us!
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Now right here’s Rachel McAdams to introduce some extra of the individuals we misplaced, together with Catherine O’Hara and Diane Keaton, who will get a protracted tribute. I’ve by no means seen an In Memoriam fairly like this. It’s very touching, however maybe not a format that needs to be repeated 12 months on 12 months.
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This then strikes on to a extra conventional In Memoriam, that are at all times bizarre to liveblog, however suffice to say that is very tasteful and shifting.
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The In Memoriam part now. It’s been a protracted, brutal 12 months with some genuinely tragic deaths. To mirror this, Billy Crystal has appeared on stage to speak about his buddy Rob Reiner. Crystal begins by doing little extra than simply checklist Reiner’s movies, which remains to be jawdropping: a run of movies, flitting between genres, that managed to outline every of these genres.
He strikes on to a extra private biography, bringing in Michele Singer Reiner and speaking in regards to the function they each performed in introducing marriage equality within the US. He’s joined by Reiner’s mates and collaborators, all of whom are combating again tears to some extent.
WINNER! SINNERS, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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The most nominated movie of the evening lastly wins one thing. It can be a disgrace if this was it, particularly as a result of Ryan Coogler will get such an ecstatic ovation. He’s so anxious about being performed off that he’s getting his speech out in double time. Time-wise, that was a really brief speech, however I’d be shocked if another winner used fairly as many phrases. Let’s hope one other win is on the horizon.
WINNER! ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
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Well, that is beginning to appear to be it’ll be a clear sweep. Paul Thomas Anderson will get an early standing ovation, and probably not his final as we speak. He thanks Thomas Pynchon, and mentions that he wrote the movie as an apology to his kids and their technology, and appears wildly overcome with emotion.
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Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans are presenting, enjoying out a tortuous bit about The Avengers being 14 years outdated that lands with a silent thud. One of the primary true groaners of the evening.
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The writing classes are developing now. But first, Conan O’Brien is taking one other dig at streaming, and Matt Damon’s recent assertion that studios need movies to repeat data as a result of viewers are on their telephones. As such, he and Sterling Okay Brown are reenacting a scene from Casablanca. “World war two, that’s the Hitler one, right?” goes the brand new model.
WINNER! SEAN PENN, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
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For One Battle After Another. But Sean Penn isn’t round to gather the award (all the opposite nominees have been), so it’s collected on his behalf by presenter Kieran Culkin. Another win for One Battle After Another, which is casually stretching into a snug lead right here. Plus no acceptance speech signifies that my bedtime will get three minutes earlier. Everyone’s a winner.
WINNER! TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA, (ALSO) BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
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Nanjiani factors out how ironic it’s that the brief movie class goes to take twice so long as all of the others. The winners are rewarded by having their microphones minimize off briefly. They’re turned again on, however perhaps this was a mistake, as a result of they’re happening and on and on, mentioning ballet and opera (and probably getting booed for it). Still, it’s over now.
WINNER! THE SINGERS, BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
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Well good day there. This is definitely a tied award, so The Singers isn’t the one winner. Nanjiani pleads for calm, as a result of often when this kind of factor occurs it’s really a horrible mistake. Such is the shock that I’ve fully missed this complete acceptance speech. Sorry The Singers!
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Conan O’Brien walks on stage with a leaf blower and doesn’t make any reference to it in any respect. A little bit of backwards and forwards with announcer Matt Berry, apparently saying dwell from London, after which right here comes Kumail Nanjiani to current finest dwell motion brief movie.
WINNER! CASSANDRA KULUKUNDIS, BEST CASTING
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The first casting Oscar ever, and the primary award of the evening for One Battle After Another. Kulukundis is explaining her job somewhat, and likewise teasing Paul Thomas Anderson for successful an award earlier than he did.
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And now, a small piece of Oscars historical past. This is the primary 12 months that recognises casting, and it has been given a particular presentation – actors who have been solid by every of the nominated casting administrators are giving small tributes to every nominee. It’s a wise transfer, cleverly explaining what casting administrators do to an viewers which may not be acquainted. Very properly achieved, however let’s have stunts as nicely subsequent 12 months.
WINNER! FRANKENSTEIN, BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
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Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey settle for. And this isn’t a shock both, for the reason that key promoting level of Frankenstein was the sheer size of time that Jacob Elordi needed to spend being made up daily. More curiously, the primary phrase of the acceptance speech can also be “shit”. Hopefully this may proceed all through the evening, finally progressing to a screamed C-word for finest image.
WINNER! FRANKENSTEIN, BEST COSTUME DESIGN
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Kate Hawley accepts. This isn’t precisely a shock, since these classes are the place Frankenstein shined essentially the most. More curiously, I believe Hawley simply mentioned the phrase “shit”.
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Anne Hathaway and Anna Wintour current the following award. Hathaway pleads for Wintour’s approval. Wintour places on some sun shades and strikes on. Classic Oscars bit.
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Now for some smaller, however nonetheless essential, awards, beginning with finest costume design. But first, a person within the orchestra performs the “bum drum” with some ping pong bats, and a small movie exhibits how terrible it’s to look at movies in your cellphone vertically.
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Another standout line from the monologue: O’Brien identified that no British performers have been nominated within the lead performing awards. “In response a British spokesperson said: ‘Well, at least we arrest our paedophiles.’”
