Sunday night saw the most anticipated ceremony of awards season. The Oscars are given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org) to recognise cinematic excellence. It’s always a flurry of best dressed vs worst dressed, tearful speeches and glittering after parties.
The 2019 ceremony was no different. One major difference from previous years was the lack of host. Originally Kevin Hart was down to present the awards but after some homophobic controversy, Hart withdrew and the Academy decided to hold the ceremony without a host and just have the award presenters take a segment each.
The main awards are those for best picture, director, actor and actress, and supporting actor and actress. There are a whole host of other awards though for cinematography, costume, makeup and more. Olivia Colman made a very emotional speech for winning the best actress Oscar from her portrayal of Queen Anne in the Favourite. Remi Malek scooped the best actor award for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. I loved this film when I saw it at the cinema earlier this year. Best Director went to Alfonso Cuarón for his direction of Roma, which also won best foreign language film. There was some surprise over the best picture award going to Green Book. Legendary director Spike Lee was outspoken about his displeasure, likening the film to Driving Miss Daisy with a change of seating arrangements.
Green Book tells the story of an African American pianist being driven around the American south in the 60’s, by a white Italian American chauffeur. The best picture award caused some backlash when the predominantly white production team took to the stage to accept the away.
Whether you agree or disagree with the decisions made the Oscars always guarantee tears, drama and amazing dresses.
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