Green Book ended up coming home with the top prize at last night's Oscars. Despite some controversy leading up to the big night - mainly the reactions from the family of the film's subject Don Shirley, saying it was an inaccurate portrayal of the famed pianist - the film ended up emerging victorious, defeating the projected winner, Roma, which dominated the awards circuit and was nominated for ten Oscars (Green Book was nominated for five).
Both Roma and Green Book each won three awards, along with Marvel's mega-hit Black Panther (which was nominated for seven awards). The film that wound up with the most wins was surprisingly Bohemian Rhapsody. Despite its own share of controversy (mostly revolving around director Bryan Singer), Rhapsody was a favorite during awards season, resonating with audiences much more than it did with critics, as it was one of the least favorably received movies of all the nominees.
Despite lukewarm critical reception, Rhapsody won four out of the five awards it was nominated for, including Best Actor for Rami Malek, which was seen as the main reason the film worked well at all. Outside of Rhapsody, Panther, Roma, and Green Book, no other film won more than one award last night.
The ceremony wound up being one of the shortest Oscars in recent memory, clocking in under four hours, and moving at an extremely quick pace. This was mainly due to the fact that the ceremony lacked a host, which meant there was no one to cutaway to in between awards. Instead, the ceremony bounced around from presenter to presenter, with many well-received pairings including the fan-favorite opener of Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, and Amy Poehler, as well as Melissa McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry in exaggerated costumes when presenting Best Costume Design.
The Oscars consists of 24 awards. Out of my predictions, 16 were correct, while 3 of the winners were my second choices. I totally missed the mark on 5, with the two biggest misses being Best Picture and Best Actress. See the predictions against the actual winners below:
Best Picture Predicted Winner: Roma
Runner-Up: Black Panther
Winner: Green Book
Best Director Predicted Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Runner-Up: Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Best Actor Predicted Winner: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Runner-Up: Christian Bale, Vice
Winner: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress Predicted Winner: Glenn Close, The Wife
Runner-Up: Lady GaGa, A Star is Born
Winner: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor Predicted Winner: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Runner-Up: Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
Winner: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Best Supporting Actress Predicted Winner: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Runner-Up: Amy Adams, Vice
Winner: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Original Screenplay Predicted Winner: Roma
Runner-Up: Green Book
Winner: Green Book
Best Adapted Screenplay Predicted Winner: BlacKkKlansman
Runner-Up: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Winner: BlacKkKlansman
Best Animated Feature Film Predicted Winner: Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Runner-Up: Incredibles 2
Winner: Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Animated Short Predicted Winner: Bao
Runner-Up: Weekends
Winner: Bao
Best Foreign Language Film Predicted Winner: Roma
Runner-Up: Cold War
Winner: Roma Best Original Score Predicted Winner: Black Panther
Runner-Up: Mary Poppins Returns
Winner: Black Panther Best Original Song Predicted Winner: “Shallow,” A Star is Born
Runner-Up: “All the Stars,” Black Panther
Winner: “Shallow,” A Star is Born Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing Predicted Winner (both): Bohemian Rhapsody
Runner-Up (both): Black Panther
Winner (both): Bohemian Rhapsody Best Production Design and Best Costume Design Predicted Winner (both): Black Panther
Runner-Up (both): The Favourite
Winner (both): Black Panther Best Cinematography Predicted Winner: Roma
Runner-Up: Cold War
Winner: Roma Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predicted Winner: Vice
Runner-Up: Mary, Queen of Scots
Winner: Vice Best Film Editing Predicted Winner: Vice
Runner-Up: BlacKkKlansman
Winner: Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Visual Effects Predicted Winner: Avengers: Infinity War
Runner-Up: Ready Player One
Winner: First Man
Best Documentary - Feature Predicted Winner: RBG
Runner-Up: Free Solo
Winner: Free Solo
Best Documentary - Short Subject Predicted Winner: End Game
Runner-Up: Period. End of Sentence
Winner: Period. End of Sentence
Best Live Action Short Predicted Winner: Marguerite
Runner-Up: Fauve
Winner: Skin
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