Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 90th Annual Academy Awards last night, topping off what has been a tumultuous year in the industry.
After last year’s calamitous ending, that saw La La Land falsely named as Best Picture, humour reigned supreme this time around, however, all in attendance were acutely aware of the rampant misconduct that has been spoken about so much over this year’s awards season, including the ‘Me Too’ and ‘Time’s Up’ movements. Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was named and shamed by Kimmel, and many of the presenters and winners called to attention some of the most prominent issues facing those in the industry today, such as the inequality between genders and minorities.
Unsurprisingly, films such as The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Darkest Hour came out on top, however there were a few welcome surprises, such as Jordan Peele making history as the first black writer to win the award for Best Original Screenplay, and cinematographer Roger Deakins finally winning his first Academy Award.
Check out all the night’s winners below:
Best Picture
The Shape of Water
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
Best Actor
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Best Actress
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(Note: McDormand also made an Oscar-wrothy speech when excepting her award – watch it here.)
Best Adapted Screenplay
James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
(Yes, he is wearing a shirt with the movie’s young star, Timothée Chalamet, on it.)
Best Original Screenplay
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Best Supporting Actor
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best Original Song
“Remember Me” – Coco – Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Best Animated Feature
Coco
Best Original Score
The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat
Best Cinematography
Blade Runner 2049, Roger Deakins
Best Costume Design
Phantom Thread, Mark Bridges
(As well as the Oscar, Bridges also walked away with the jet ski prize for shortest acceptance speech.)
Best Sound Editing
Dunkirk, Richard King and Alex Gibson
Best Sound Mixing
Dunkirk, Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Darkest Hour, Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick
Best Live-Action Short
The Silent Child, Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
(Ex-Hollyoaks star Shenton delivered her acceptance speech in sign language, for the film’s 6-year-old lead actress, Maisie Sly. Watch it here.)
Best Animated Short
Dear Basketball, Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant
Best Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049, John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Richard R. Hoover
Best Film Editing
Dunkirk, Lee Smith
Best Production Design
The Shape of Water, Paul Denham Austerberry (Production Design), Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (Set Decoration)
Best Documentary Short
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405, Frank Stiefel
Best Foreign Language Film
A Fantastic Woman (Chile)
(Not only did A Fantastic Woman make history tonight as the first win for Chile in this category, but star Daniela Vega was the first openly transgender performer to present at the Academy Awards.)
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