Oscar Recap 2024

 

Here are some thoughts on this year’s Oscars:

·         I got 20/23 again. Was surprised with Sound going to Zone of Interest. Best Actress was a tight race, so not too shocked there.

·         Jimmy Kimmel was pretty good as host but had some awful puns.

·         Having five previous winners present is nice in concept but I would much rather watch a clip of the performances instead of empty words. Show the audience why these people were nominated. The only exception was Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell.

·         Most of the banter was awful. Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer’s Chip ‘N’ Dale shtick was cringe-worthy. I did enjoy Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger threating Michael Keaton’s Batman.

·         There weren’t many bits but I liked John Cena’s costume category introduction.

·         It’s Mother’s Day in the UK. Now I know.

·         The In Memorium segment has been hurting lately. Stop focusing on the performance and honor those who died. Their clips were so far away.

·         I like that there was a stunt montage but it only shows that they should have a category for this stuff. They should do that instead of casting.

·         I hate the hypocrisy of everyone cheering on the awesomeness of “I’m Just Ken” (which rocked) but then giving the award to Billie Eilish’s boring song. 

·         Loved John Mulaney and his Field of Dreams rant. Let him host this show. C’mon!

·         Stop getting old people to give out the final award. Al Pacino’s reading of the winner was all over the place. I don’t think the academy can use this clip for future montages.

·         Not much else to say. A decent show and I got a bunch right.

Okay, here’s who won:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR (predicted)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WAR IS OVER! (predicted)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP (predicted)

SOUND
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

ORIGINAL SCORE
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

ORIGINAL SONG
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? (predicted)

VISUAL EFFECTS
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (predicted)

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
POOR THINGS

COSTUME DESIGN
POOR THINGS (predicted)

PRODUCTION DESIGN=
POOR THINGS (predicted)

FILM EDITING
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (predicted)

ANIMATED FEATURE
THE BOY AND THE HERON (predicted)

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (predicted)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN FICTION (predicted)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL (predicted)

BEST DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH [THE HOLDOVERS] (predicted)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST ACTRESS
EMMA STONE [POOR THINGS]

BEST ACTOR
CILLIAN MURPHY [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST PICTURE
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

How did you do?