The 92nd Annual Academy Awards were this past weekend, and they were quite surprising.
I’d like to say that I got nine of my 24 predictions correct. At first, this doesn’t seem like much to brag about, but the picks I had for each category is what I thought the Academy would have picked, rather than what I thought deserved to win. There were several upsets for me, but, overall, the picks for each category were pretty solid.
Before we get to the nominations, I’d like to talk about the night as a whole.
It was decent.
In continuing with last year’s Oscars, they had no host. I actually like this new direction because we now get a couple of hit or miss stand-up routines, instead of hosts trying to “leave their mark” on the night. Instead of unfunny bits that last for about 20 minutes, we get mediocre bits that last for five, with the added bonus of the night being shorter.
The Eminem performance was unexpected to say the least. There was no real reason why he performed, he just kind of did. It wasn’t a bad performance or anything, just out-of-the-blue. The audience reactions were my favorite part. Some of the audience members were bobbing their heads and rapping along, and others were really confused.
Now, let’s get to the biggest upset of the night; “Toy Story 4” won best animated picture. That movie was the worst pick out of all movies nominated. The other nominees were “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” “I Lost My Body,” “Klaus,” and “Missing Link.”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” was by no means the best pick out of these five, but it was a solid conclusion to the trilogy of movies.
“Klaus” was a brilliant return to 2D animation with innovative 3D lighting effects. “Missing Link” was stop-motion, so I immediately liked it better. I have not watched “I Lost My Body” yet, but just from the promotional material, I know I will like it better than “Toy Story 4.” “Toy Story 4” was an unnecessary movie that should have been a short on Disney Plus.
Another big upset of the night was “1917” for Best Cinematography. It should have been “The Lighthouse,” without question. The only reason why “1917” won is because it was done to look like one take. There were some pretty impressive sequences in “1917,” don’t get me wrong, but every single shot in “The Lighthouse” was so incredibly perfect. I seriously cannot imagine a better version of how “The Lighthouse” was shot if I tried. It is just that amazing. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe were snubbed for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role nominations, as well as Robert Eggers for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Plus, “The Lighthouse” is the best movie of the year.
See the article on my top five movies of the year.
Now that I have got that out of my system, let’s move on to the good wins. Bong Joon Ho won for Best Director, “Parasite” won Best Original Screenplay, “Parasite” won Best International Feature Film, and finally “Parasite” won Best Picture and was the first international film to do so. “Parasite” is easily one of the best movies of the year and deserved everything it won and more. “Parasite” made it to No. 2 on my top five of the year list, and it was well-deserved. If you are able in any way to go and see “Parasite,” please do. It is a phenomenally crafted movie with a story that will leave you thinking about it for the next couple of weeks.
Overall, the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were pretty decent this year. Not too many things that were incredibly offensive to me won (excluding the above mentioned upsets). I really hope next year is just as good, if not, better. Here’s to a new decade of new movies to review!
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