On this special February night, everyone turned into a cinema lover for three and a half hours.
The atmosphere at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony was magical.
Keanu Reeves pulled a perfect Keanu Reeves.
History was made by Korean filmmakers.
Joaquin Phoenix’s Best Actor acceptance speech lasted over three minutes, but he didn’t
thank a single person and focused on other matters instead.
Eminem’s show was... unexpected.
It surely prompted some great reactions from audience members.
Some things went wrong.
Here, a cameraman lost control of his camera while panning over Colin Jost and Scarlett
Johansson.
Some things made us scratch our heads.
Some speeches and performances were truly moving, empowering and inspiring.
In other words, this year’s Oscars night followed its usual exciting and chaotic pattern.
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And, with this video, let us remind you about the unforgettable moments at this year’s
just-concluded Oscars ceremony.
First things first: Which film was your personal pick for Best Picture?
Did Parasite’s triumph surprise you?
Tell us in the comment section below!
And here is a clip of Parasite’s director, Bong Joon-Ho, gazing at his Oscar and giggling.
South Korean filmmakers were the true stars of the night.
The brilliant Parasite is the first non-English Best Picture recipient, and, of course, the
first South Korean movie to win an Oscar.
Director Bong also gets to take home the awards for Best Director, Best International Film
and Best Original Screenplay.
Bong also gave a shout out to his cast, and joked about being ready to drink till the
sunrise.
So in celebration of all this newfound global bonding, why not bring one’s own family
along?
Keanu Reeves, who was one of the night’s presenters, and, lest we forget, voiced a
character in the Academy Award-winning Toy Story 4, happily posed for photographs with
his Mom, costume designer Patricia Taylor.
Laura Dern, who went on to win the Best Supporting Actress award, was with her kids and her Mom,
Diane Ladd . Charlize Theron celebrated her Best Actress nomination by bringing her mom,
Gerda, as her Academy Awards date.
Best Actor nominee Antonio Banderas was supported by his girlfriend, Nicole Kimpel , and his
daughter, Stella.
Tom Hanks’s usual companion is his wife Rita Wilson; this time, the couple were joined
by two of their kids, Truman Theodore Hanks and Elizabeth.
Joaquin Phoenix’s role as Joker earned him Best Actor award - a no-brainer, really.
The actor chose to step away from the tradition of saying thanks to whoever helped him achieve
this success.
Instead, Phoenix talked about giving voice to the voiceless, animal cruelty, injustice,
and our responsibility to take care of our planet.
Fighting tears, the actor talked about his late brother River, too, recalling a lyric
River wrote: “Run to the rescue with love, and peace will follow.”
All in all, this year’s ceremony could be the proof that the Oscars are ready to open
up to the world more.
The Academy featured speeches of prominent young activists - Malala, a Pakistani female
education activist and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and Greta Thunberg, a Swedish
environmental activist on climate change.
Penelope Cruz stressed that foreign films “open a doorway into our minds and hearts.”
So do beautiful foreign adaptations of our favourite songs.
Frozen 2’s Into the Unknown was nominated for Best Original Song.
Idina Menzel was joined onstage by many other Elsas from all around the world who performed
the song in their native languages.
Menzel was not the only performer who surprised the audience.
Eminem delivered an explosive rendition of his song Lose Yourself.
In 2003, this anthem brought Eminem his Oscar… but the rapper was a no-show that year.
There he was, 17 years later, crashing the stage in an unannounced performance and eliciting
various reactions from the audience.
Some people were confused.
Some enthusiastic.
And what about you, dear viewers at home?
Judging by reviews of the Oscars’ night coming in, both in the media and on social
media platforms, one of the most polarizing performances was delivered by Janelle Monáe.
Her certain artistic choices were head-scratch-inducing.
Some of her backup dancers wore Joker-inspired face-paint.
Monáe and her dancers also chose to reference several movies that weren’t nominated at
the 2020 Oscars.
But people absolutely loved her shout-outs to women directors, references to the hashtag
Oscars So White controversy, and Monáe declaring herself as a black, queer artist.
Natalie Portman is another queen of shout-outs, though, perhaps, of a more subtle nature.
The actress wore a cape embroidered with the names of eight female directors who didn’t
receive nominations.
Her genius mind, right?!
Did we miss any of your personal favourite gems from this year’s Oscars?
Share your thoughts in the comments!