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The 89th Academy Awards Winners


I have to say...what the hell happened? Boy, there is going to be controversy, maybe an investigation and maybe someone getting fired for that gaffe for the Best Picture award. What do I say about this? I was thinking about it this morning and I thought even though I was rooting for La La Land to win Best Picture, I am actually glad Moonlight won (I mean that was one of the few movies of 2016 I gave four stars). The Academy spread the wealth a little more this time and I think because of these "political times" and the Academy being more diverse, Moonlight is an important movie to watch and also an original movie. And, that is why I was happy that it won because rarely the industry or moviegoers recognize original work.

There were very few surprises, mostly in the makeup category (why did it have to go to Suicide Squad?) and the Best Picture category but most of the categories were predictable.

As for the show, I thought it was one of the best Oscar shows because it kept on going and it was not too political which was my main concern. Even though his monologue was fine, it felt like I was watching an extended episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and he was calm and more subdued as he was hosting throughout the night. However, the two jokes that were hilarious were the tourists going into the Dolby Digital theatre and greeting all their fans and also the typical Matt Damon joke as he and best buddy and Good Will Hunting co-writer, Ben Affleck, was presenting Best Original Screenplay.



Anyway, here are the winners:

Here are the winners:

BEST PICTURE:
La La - uh, I mean - Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR:
Damien Chazelle - La La Land

BEST ACTOR:
Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea

BEST ACTRESS:
Emma Stone - La La Land

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Viola Davis - Fences

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Salesman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"City of Stars" - La La Land (Not the best song in the movie.)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Justin Hurwitz - La La Land

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Moonlight

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Manchester By The Sea

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
The Jungle Book

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
O.J.: Made in America (Most deserved in a strong category.)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Zootopia

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
La La Land

BEST FILM EDITING:
Hacksaw Ridge

BEST SOUND EDITING:
Arrival

BEST SOUND MIXING:
Hacksaw Ridge

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
Piper 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
La La Land

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING:
Suicide Squad (Most of it was just paint.)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
The White Helmets

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
Sing 

Overall...

Most wins:

La La Land - 6

Moonlight - 3

Hacksaw Ridge - 2

Manchester By The Sea - 2



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