The Academy Awards went down tonight -- presenting awards to the best of the best in filmmaking
from the past year.
However -- when there are winners, there are losers, and some of these losers were unexpected.
Very unexpected.
And folks over on twitters were quick to call out SNUBBED when they saw it.
So today on Beyond the Screen we’re going to listing off some of the biggest snubs of
the night.
If you haven’t checked out our other Oscar vids yet, be sure to do that right after this
vid.
Alright, let’s jump in!
10 Christian Bale - Vice Christian Bale has become renowned for his
dramatic transformations from movie to movie.
From The Machinist, to Batman, to The Fighter, and now to Vice.
He is unrecognizable in each and every role, even more so in Vice, in which he takes on
the role of Dick Cheney, during the 2000 presidential election -- and what follows is his attempt
to reshape America.
Bale is an incredible actor, and Vice is no exception.
His portrayal is frighteningly spot on, and he nails the mannerisms and behaviours of
the Republican running mate.
People have raved about the film, and were quick to call Snub when Bale missed out on
the Best Actor win.
He’s got enough Oscars in my opinion.
9 The Favourite - Editing Boeheim Rhapsody won best Editing -- let’s
just let that sink in for a moment.
I can’t stress enough how subpar that film was, beating out fan favourite The FAVOURITE
for the grand prize.
The Favourite was, like I keep saying, the best film of the year, and the editing was
flawless.
It accentuated the jokes and built tension.
And flowed seamlessly as Emma Stone was pelted with books.
It was a devastating loss for the film, as was the entire night, and honestly, I’m
not over it, I won’t be over this for a while.
8 Avengers: Infinity War - Visual Effects Now, this one ENRAGED me.
Infinity War missed on VFX that instead went to First Man -- a great film, but definitely
not the one that deserved to win.
Avengers:Infinity War to most should have taken home the prize -- and I couldn’t agree
more.
The films central baddie was entirely motion capture… and it looked INCREDIBLE.
From the Hulk, to Thanos, to his little gang called the Black Order.
The VFX was groundbreaking, and flawless -- showing us what’s possible in the world of filmmaking
with advancements in technology.
All I’m saying is if Endgame doesn’t win an Oscar next year, I’m boycotting.
7 First Man - Sound Design First Man was an incredible film -- but surprisingly
went under the radar at this years Oscars -- I mean, when you’re up against films
such as If Beale Street Could Talk, Green Book, and The Favourite, it’s not really
a surprise.
Yet, the one thing First Man truly excelled in was Sound Design and Editing.
Delivering moments that had audiences gasping, and feeling like they couldn’t quite breath.
Creating intense moments of prolonged silences, as astronauts walked on the surface of the
moon.
The sound design managed to create claustrophobia amongst the vastness of space -- and with
a skill like that, there was no doubt that it should have nabbed the prize at the Oscars
-- yet, it lost out.
To Bohemian Rhapsody.
God DAMN that film.
6 Richard E Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me The underdog of the night was Can You Ever
Forgive Me -- a film which was only recently released, giving audiences not much to go
on -- except for the fact that Melissa McCarthy was nominated for an Oscar as well as a Razzie
for it in the same year.
Bizzare.
Anyway -- Can You Ever Forgive me follows a celebrity biographer who has fallen out
of touch with society -- and unable to get a job.
With this she turns to deception, abetted by her friend played by Richard E Grant.
The film is ultimately a portrait of loneliness and is both comedic and heartbreaking -- and
Richard E Grant as McCarthy’s sidekick is incredible, yet sadly lost out at this years
Oscars to Mahershala Ali for Green Book -- deservedly so, yet fans can’t help but express their
outrage.
5 Emma Stone - The Favourite The first of our stars from The Favourite,
Emma Stone, plays Abigail, a former Aristocrat who becomes a servant to the frail Queen Anne
in 18th century England.
During her frail state her confidant Lady Sarah governs the state in her stead.
And with the arrival of Abigail, tensions begin to arise between the Queen and her suitors.
Not only is it one of the best films of the past year, but it is also one of my favourite
unexpected LGBTQ films.
I love unexpected gays.
4 Rachel Weisz - The Favourite Yet another star from The Favourite -- which,
if it wasn’t obvious by now, was my favourite film of the year.
Weisz delivers a stellar performance, with quick wit, and a daring intensity.
She alternates so seamlessly between comedic and dramatic, proving that she has the acting
chops to nab her an Oscar.
Yet -- that wasn’t the case, and quite honestly, I’m devastated.
Her line, “Let’s go shoot something”, killed me in all the right ways.
3 ROMA Now -- in a shocking turn of events Green
Book took home the biggest award of the night, beating out the critically acclaimed ROMA.
A film which tells the story of Cleo, one of two domestic workers taking care of four
children in 1970’s Mexico City.
It’s a poignant and moving film, with visionary artistry, and in many ways otherworldly.
It breaks the barriers between language, culture and class.
Delivering one of the best films of the past few years.
2 Viggo Mortensen - Green Book Green Book follows an African-American Pianist,
embarking on a tour across the deep south in 1962 and in need of a driver.
Enter Viggo.
An Italian-American bouncer from the Bronx.
The two men who seemingly have nothing in common, soon develop an unexpected and emotional
bond.
Mortensen was sensational, and the bookies favourite to take home the award, sadly however,
he missed out.
Losing out on the award to Rami Malek who won for Bohemian Rhapsody.
A mediocre film at best.
1 Glenn Close - The Wife Now -- this is a controversial number one,
and I’m personally over the moon that Olivia Colman won Best Actress for The Favourite
-- Yet there’s a tiny part of me that is torn up inside that Glenn Close has yet to
win her first Oscar at the age of 71.
The Wife, which took over ten years to make, stars Glenn Close as the wife of 40 years
to an American Novelist who is about to win a Nobel Prize for his acclaimed work.
Leading up to the event however, Close’s character begins to question everything up
to this point.
Their secrets, and betrayals.
Glenn Close took home the Best Actress award for the role at this year’s Golden Globes,
which has everyone believing that perhaps her time was finally here to nab herself an
Oscar.
Sadly it didn’t happen.
But I’m not giving up hope.
Well there we have it!
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