Last night’s Academy Awards was a big bucket of O.K. Chris Rock’s monologue was spotty, at best, with a few great lines, peppered in amongst a slew of fumbled deliveries. He had a few nice shots at the Smith family (Will and Jada), which were vicious enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if they pair never make an appearance at the ceremony again. He also made some very valid points about the absurdity of having separate male and female acting categories. Conservative actress Stacey Dash, who recently came out against separate awards and programming for the black population, came out to poke fun at herself, but it fell so flat that it was embarrassing to watch.
Dave Grohl’s “In Memoriam” performance of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” was great, but, as per every year, a few people were missing, including Abe Vigoda, Tony Burton, Stanley Mann and Joan Leslie. The highlight of the night by a long shot was Louis C.K.’s presentation of the Best Documentary Short Subject, in which he both praised the category, while at the same time pointed out the self congratulatory nature of the Oscars. I’m already calling Louis C.K. as the 2017 Oscar host (but his disdain for the industry would not fly in that room, despite how well loved he is by his peers).
There weren’t really any surprises in the winners department. Leonardo Dicaprio received a long overdue Oscar, and someone forgot to tell the Academy voters that Sam Smith’s song “The Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre kind of sucks. You can check out all of the winners, as well as some video highlights below.
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight – WINNER
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room – WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out – WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Sicario
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COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
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DIRECTING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – WINNER
Room
Spotlight
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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Amy – WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Body Team 12
Chau, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – WINNER
Last Day of Freedom
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FILM EDITING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul – WINNER
Theeb
A War
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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out
the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight – WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre – WINNER
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story – WINNER
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer – WINNER
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SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SOUND MIXING
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road – WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina – WINNER
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Big Short – WINNER
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight – WINNER
Straight Outta Compton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOj2ZZyYBo8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDxNm31smiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnRDYUhwyEw