The movie-verse’s biggest event of them all took place last night. That’s right – the Oscars. Leonardo DiCaprio finally got what everyone hoped for and Lady Gaga did not.
Here’s the list of winners:
Best Picture Spotlight
Actor in a Lead Role Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Actress in a Lead Role Brie Larson, Room
Actor in a Supporting Role Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Actress in a Supporting Role Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Directing Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Original Score Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Original Song “Writings on the Wall,” Spectre, Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Best Foreign Language Film Hungary, Son of Saul
Animated Feature Film Inside Out, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
Animated Short Film Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
Live Action Short Film Stutterer, Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Documentary Feature Amy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
Documentary Short Subject A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Now, let’s not forget to mention the host of the evening – Chris Rock. He definitely didn’t shy away from being political and adressed the lack of diversity as much as he could. And brilliantly so!
For the rest of the speeches, feel free to surf the Tube.
I’m going to bed. Zzz…
Since it’s Oscar weekend I thought it would only be appropriate to have a movie themed dance number today.
I give you a classic dance scene from the 1948 musical Are You With It? The dancers are the fabulous Donald O’Connor together with Louis Da Pron and Lew Parker.
The biggest, most glamorous and prestigious awards show of all take place on Sunday – the Oscars.
The question a lot of people are asking themselves now is – will Leonardo DiCaprio finally win an Oscar for his role in The Revenant?! Believe it or not, the actor has been nominated but never won one. After the success at this year’s Golden Globes though, things may turn for the better for the poor actor.
But, Leonardo DiCaprio can always need a little help. Hence, there is now a game called Leo’s Red Carpet Rampage, where your job is to get Leo to catch the golden man (the Oscar, that is). Yup, that’s how badly people want the guy to win!
It’s an hilarious old school style game, so why not do your part and help Leo out HERE?!
And remember – if you want to watch movie magic, stiff actors in gorgeous outfits, odd speeches and hilariously controversial jokes from Chris Rock, you can see all that on Sunday!
Ever watched an award show and sighed at the seemingly countless number of names that are being thanked in every acceptance speech? In that case, you’re in luck.
Those who win will have their cards displayed, so people can read the names themselves and the speeches can be about more interesting thoughts and kept to around 45 seconds.
I like the idea – the question is if it will work? On Sunday 28 February we’ll know.
Not all invited to the 88th Academy Awards in February will be showing up.
A number of celebrities have now planned to boycott the Oscars due to its lack of diversity.
Only white movie people were nominated this year, something that is the rule rather than the exception. Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith and director Spike Lee are two of those who will not attent the event.
On her Facebook page Jada Pinkett-Smith posted a video yesterday explaining her stance on the issue: “Begging for acknowledgment or even asking diminishes dignity and diminishes power. And we are a dignified people, and we are powerful.”
Jada’s husband Will Smith was not nominated for an Oscar this year, but did get an Golden Globe nomination for his role in Concussion. People are speculating whether or not it’s the reason for her boycott, but whatever it may be, it can still be a good message to send the Academy and people watching.
Yesterday the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, aka Oscars, were finally revealed.
Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant were two of the most successful movies so far, with ten and twelve nominations respectively. What has become a talker is that only white movie people have been nominated this year. Nothing unusual.
Here’s the list of this year’s nominees:
Best Picture The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Director The Big Short, Adam McKay Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller The Revenant, Alejandro G. Iñárritu Room, Lenny Abrahamson Spotlight, Tom McCarthy
Best Adapted Screenplay The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay Brooklyn, Nick Hornby Carol, Phyllis Nagy The Martian, Drew Goddard Room, Emma Donoghue
Best Original Screenplay Bridge of Spies, Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Ex Machina, Alex Garland Inside Out, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen Spotlight, Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy Straight Outta Compton, Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Best Animated Feature Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best Documentary Feature Amy
Cartel Land
Look of Silence
What Happened Miss Simone
Winter on Fire
Best Foreign Language Film Embrace of the Serpent, Colombia Mustang, France Son of Saul, Hungary Theeb, Jordan A War, Denmark
Best Original Score Bridge of Spies, Thomas Newman Carol, Carter Burwell The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone Sicario, Jóhann Jóhannsson Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams
Best Original Song
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey (Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio)
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction (Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty)
“Simple Song #3,” Youth (Music and Lyric by David Lang)
“Til it Happens to You,” The Hunting Ground (Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga)
“Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre (Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith)