This year was good. Opening performance and opening monologue were good. As long as Joaquin Phoenix won best actor it would've been a good show, and with the addition of a surprise Eminem performance (and all those reactions) this year was really good. Although Parasite was not my favorite(still great film though) it was cool that it won. Definitely a good year.
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noahbetancourt11 February 2020
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blanbrn10 February 2020"The 92nd Annual Academy Awards"(the earliest one ever held(early Feb.)) checked in at it's normal time of 3 hours 30 minutes! The ceremony was good, smooth and highlighted by great musical performances and the highlights of the way music has went hand and hand with movies was good! Plus the presenters were good and tried to be funny it was nice to see beautiful elegant ladies like Julia Louis Dreyfus and Sigourney Weaver hand out awards as they shined and look sexy in gray and green dresses respectively.
Brad Pitt(he has finally arrived as the man! "Entertainment Weekly") as he won rightfully for best supporting actor for his well liked guy in "OUATIH" . Laura Dern won best supporting actress for her tough hard lawyer turn in "Marriage Story" as the Feb.10 birthday lady got an early present in the form of a gold statue! Having good genes from acting parents helps mold a winner! Renee Zellweger won best actress for her role as Judy Garland in "Judy" her speech was a moving emotional tribute to a Hollywood legend it was a tribute to history! Joaquin won as expected for "Joker" as the best actor winner's speech gave awareness to people to think of social issues, and remember to love.
Now surprise I must say that the crime drama and take on social class thriller "Parasite" rightfully won best international film, and the talented Bong Joon Ho winning best director was okay. However it was a little bit surprising when Jane Fonda's lips read the best picture winner as "Parasite" . And true I agree the South Korea picture was entertaining with a plot twist and kept you on edge as it was a cat and mouse game of guessing. Still the throwback golden era action drama of Quentin's "OUATIH" was upset! As the Academy typically likes to look at a throwback era that involves movie history with stories that connects movie stars! However the voters choose an international tale, the feeling of diversity is starting to ring true to members thoughts and minds! Overall good well done show(that had no host again for the second year in a row!) As the rightfully winners won and gave emotional speeches and again their was an upset with the best picture winner! Still "Parasite" is a super great film glad it broke some of the Academy mold as it's time for diversity to shine! -
ajneeago9628 April 2021Joaquin Phoenix was the standout speech for me. He may come off as awkward but this was some real knowledge. Everyone needs to reconnect to the natural world. Also, Parasite was groundbreaking in this ceremony. The first international film to win best picture. CONGRATS TO THE ENTIRE CAST OF THAT FILM. Also I really enjoyed seeing Brad Pitt finally win an Oscar. Definitely deserved it.
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chrisw-1794710 February 2020I don't usually review award shows but this years Oscars were amazing to watch. I love every year's Academy Award Shows but this was my favorite and the most decent it has been in a while
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lee_eisenberg9 March 2020I was out the night of the Oscars, so it took me a few weeks to watch the whole thing. Leading up to the 92nd Academy Awards, the only nominated movies from all categories that I had seen were "Ad Astra", "Frozen 2", "The Irishman", "Joker", "Judy", "Marriage Story", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", "Toy Story 4" and "The Two Popes". What really stuck in my mind was the montage that included footage of Greta Thunberg and a recording of Michael Moore speaking. That must've made the mouth-breathers blow their tops. In addition, Taika Waititi made history as the first indigenous person to win an Oscar, and he made sure to address indigenous issues while accepting. Renée Zellweger and Joaquin Phoenix also made sure to address issues near and dear to their hearts. Meanwhile, Hildur Guðnadóttir's win puts her one award short of EGOT status (she's missing a Tony).
But the most important thing was of course "Parasite". I understand that it addresses class issues (much like "Joker" does). It's about time that these sorts of movies start winning things. I hope to see more of this.
As for the absence of a host, it seems to be working well.
All in all, I enjoyed it. -
0w010 February 2020Why would you have like 5+ 'musical performances' at an event for film? Sure some of the songs that were performed were in some of the movies, but you're taking up over 20minutes of the event with music? It just seems stupid at a film event.
The oscars this year didn't have a host... instead they used a bunch of different actors to 'host' the oscars... the HUGE problem with this is that instead of having a great host who's funny & witty 100% through the entire awards event, you're now depending on 30+ people to be funny & witty (which just doesn't happen EVER). So you've automatically left with a less-funny & less-witty awards event, because you chose to not have a single host. Some of the 'hosts' were funny, but about 80% of them weren't funny or witty at all. Almost all the lines that they read off from the teleprompter were so stiff and flatly delivered, that you just KNEW they were going to deliver the punch line next, and if you know when the punch line is going to come, then a joke isn't funny.
Overall, the awards had too little funny, was too scripted and had too many musical intermissions. It didn't have many ads though, so that's good. -
2019 was really great cinematic year I hope if every year like 2019
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TheVictoriousV3 January 2021I will say this: thanks to the lack of a host, the ceremony went by a lot less vexingly than it could have done. I can count the total number of cringe moments on all of my appendages. That's nothing compared to what I'm used to.
__- The Opening Number: You almost had me believing that this sh-t would be thoroughly exciting to sit through for a sec! The awkward attempts at audience participation were pretty hilarious, too, although I'm a little confused. The costumes suggest a "snubbed films" theme, what with the obvious Dolemite and Midsommar suits, yet some of the other dancers were inspired by Joker and Janelle was clearly doing A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - both of those were nominated. Whatevs.
- The Recognition For Parasite In General: Since I haven't quite swallowed the narrative that nominating Bong Joon-ho, Lee Ha-jun, Cho Won-woo, Yang Jin-mo, and Han Jin-won is equivalent to the Academy "ignoring" Asians this year, I would say, on the contrary, that it is a sign of overdue progress that the masterful creators of South Korea are getting the recognition they deserve. If we are to truly, genuinely celebrate excellence in cinema, only looking within (and sometimes a little bit around) the Hollywood bubble isn't enough. And the Oscars may not truly matter - their opinions don't determine which pieces of art last forever - but the fact is, they help creators get more attention and funding, which Bong deserves without a doubt. And everyone else knows this, hence why they pushed for the Parasite crew to truly finish their speeches at the end of the show. And now that I'm done talking about something that I unironically appreciated, let us move on...
- Nightmare Creatures From Cats: Good.
- Rudolph And Wiigs' Little Song: We get it, it's very cute. The faces you're making are so funny. But to me, the great thing about this one is how the Academy, in lieu of an insufferable host, feels the need to think up other ways to waste our time.
- Colman Being All Real: I just remembered how happy I am she won during a completely different ceremony.
- Bong's Shoutouts To His Fellow Nominees And His Cast: Oh Bong.
- Scorsese's GIF-able Faces: Oh Marty.
- Random Eminem In-Joke Performance: I dunno either, Billie. But then, I dunno why the f-ck you are here either. The Zoomers aren't gonna watch you, Oscars.
- Multilingual Elsa: I still think Aurora has the best pipes of the bunch, however, and it's a little bit funny that the big Disney movie of the year only managed a Best Song nomination, and despite doing something this "progressive", still lost to my boy Elton. And while I'm on the subject of song nominations...
- Randy Newman Being Randy Newman: I like you, Randy, so I guess I'll try to get over the inevitable reality of Disney/Pixar winning Best Animated Feature over Klaus.
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imseeg8 May 20204 Oscars for a foreign picture, that's unheard of in the Oscar history, including Best International Picture, Best directing AND Best Picture. It cant get any better than that. The only serious competition though for "Parasite" was "Joker". I must say that the competition for "Parasite" was the weakest in years and so were the movies that came out in 2020. NOT a good year, but still quite an enjoyable Oscar Ceremony...
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Honestly, some of the best winners in all of the Oscars history were in this ceremony.
Parasite sweeping was absolutely deserved, and even to this day, monumental. There was no need for any competition in the categories it won. It also should have won Film Editing over Ford v. Ferrari, in my opinion.
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) winning Actor, as well as the film winning Score, was absolutely deserved too.
Renee Zellweger (Judy) gave a great performance, but it absolutely should have been Scarlett Jóhannsson (Marriage Story).
Brad Pitt (OUATIH) winning Supporting Actor was a great win, and the film absolutely EARNED that Production Design win.
Laura Dern (Marriage Story) was an okay win, but I would have given it to Florence Pugh (Little Women).
Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi) winning Adapted Screenplay was very exciting! Granted, any of the nominees (except the Oscar bait that was The Two Popes) could have won, but still.
Toy Story 4 for Animated Feature is kind of a dumb win, although it is a great film, the winner should have easily been Klaus. Hair Love for Animated Short is actually exciting, though!
American Factory for Documentary Feature is completely undeserved (I don't even think it deserved the nomination), it should have been Honeyland or For Sama.
1917's three wins; Cinematography, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects were absolutely deserved.
Ford v Ferrari and 1917 splitting the Sound categories was a great choice.
Little Women winning Costume Design was somewhat deserved, but only because the other nominees weren't all that great. If Rocketman wasn't completely snubbed for Costume Design, that should have won over Little Women.
Speaking of Rocketman (which was severely snubbed for several other categories), the Song win was deserved.
Bombshell winning makeup was well-deserved too, even if I dislike the movie.
Still, what keeps this from being a truly great ceremony, besides a few undeserved wins, is the comedy. The academy did their damndest to have the presenters make horrendously unfunny, cringeworthy jokes. Wiig and Rudolph trying too hard to be funny and failing miserably was especially egregious, and so was the entire "Cats" segment. It was embarrassing! Otherwise, this was the best Oscar ceremony in the past 10 years. -
wbraffman10 February 20201. Hosts are funny! Without a host the oscars get boring and pointless mainly because of my next point 2. Stop making it political. No one wants to hear your complaint about the president. They wanna hear you thank everyone who got you this award. Stop talking about climate change and start thanking the writers, directors, producers and the fans!
Another thing is to everyone. The nominations are always fair. Just because there was no woman director nominated doesn't mean they are sexist. The nominees for best director were amazing, and it was probably really close. All the directors are some of the greatest of all time. Yes, Little Women was good, and Greta definitely did a good job, but the academy is the most PC group of people. They aren't discriminating. -
LouieInLove11 February 2020Hollywood Has Forgotten Its Purpose:
The role of the entertainment industry is to entertain, especially the working class, which I am. It is there to help us forget, if but for an hour or two, the drudgery of everyday life.
Sadly, these days, Hollywood has become so self-involved & elitist, that it has forgotten its role.
We, the people, are not here to be preached to. We are not here to empathise with the elite. We are not here to have the elite tell us where our empathy should lie. We are not here to feel guilty or be reprimanded. We are here to be entertained! We are here to forget!
Politically correct culture is fervently anti working class, anti culture & most definitely anti-entertainment.
Some bright spark, hopefully soon, will figure out that the majority is being ignored & fill that void with good entertainment. And it won't be right wing, it won't be religious, but it will be charming, funny & relatable.
Oscars, please bring back the charm, the class, the glamour, the beauty, the dream. -
Way too many concert performances. It needs to be cut down, seriously.Rudolph and Wiig were unbearable to watch! Joaquin Phoenix's speech was the saving grace. The reference to his late brother at the end was nice! US is avoiding China and embracing South Korea- a welcome change! German Willmijn Verkaik was a nice introduction to promote more diversity. Diversity now shining!
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Here's my review for the 2020 Academy Awards, the biggest night in film once again (at least in theory) and this night is not even 24 hours old. I will just elaborate most randomly now in a brainstorming manner about the aspects that stayed in my mind, be it for positive or negative reasons. Sadly, there is more of the latter. First of all, they went hostless again and I am perfectly fine with that. It worked out okay just like last year. The show ran for 2 hour and 45 minutes approximately and there were another 45 minutes of commerials in-between. Far too much if you ask me. Those breaks were really short (you could barely get in a toilet break), but they were very frequent, like all 3 categories, or even 2 categories only and a song. Still I have to say that looking at how music awards shows these days are frequently 80% concert, I am still fond of the approach they were giving this one here. Kinda sad this must be listed as a positive factor in 2020. Of course, there were many political references again in here. Best example were the two supporting winners Pitt and Dern (both really safe just like their counterparts in lead). I never like it honestly, especially if it comes down to bashing PotUS. Oh well, I guess they had to do it now because next year same time, the election will be over already and they cannot try to change voters' minds anymore. But aside from that, it was really all about gender equality this time. There were so so many references about this subject I cannot list them all honestly and I don't like it. It is just my personal opinion, but as long as we constantly complain about this kind of stuff and emphasize everything that women achieved, there will never be equality. Real equality means that we don't care if it is a woman or a man. Mark Ruffalo (not unexpected) was once again among the most negative examples of the night with his mention of 4 nominees (directors) in the documentary category being females. That is something we should see as an achievement, but when we emphasize that there are five males nominated for Best Directing, then it is offensive? Makes no sense to me and honestly, even if I like Greta Gerwig, her very first directing nomination was already pretty lucky and had she gotten in last night again, it would definitely have been an example of positive discrimination. Still you don't have to agree with me on the subject, but if you want to bring focus to this issue, then at least do it like Chris Rock early on. Man he was amazing. So funny honestly and Steve Martin truly paled next to him. Rock always manages to find the right words and a fair viewpoint. I already thought early on that this duo could be surprise hosts (and everybody was tricked into believing there would be none), but nah. Still Rock should host the ceremony every year until his death as far as I'm concerned. He is much more creative than all 3 (or 4) of them who were part of the Best Score category and really shoved it into our faces. Or Natalie Portman with the names on her dress that looked like maggots from far away honestly. Or just nasty insects. Speaking of dresses, my favorite was probably Penélope Cruz. So simple and still so chic.
She presented the Best Foreign Language Feature (even if that one has a new name now, which doesn't make sense because the language percentage is still a factor). Not to her mentor Almodóvar, but to Parasite. This win was really expected. The screenplay win over Tarantino was already slightly surprising and the director win for Bong Joon Ho was a big upset as almost everybody thought Mendes had this. So eventually, Best Picture also going to the Korean film was not a huge surprise anymore. I did not like it. With Tarantino or Mendes winning the biggest category of the night, I would have been far happier. I think they were more deserving and I don't like Parasite that much. So I had to take away another 2 stars from the initially 6 I wanted to give. Director (and Picture) was really the biggest surprise of the night you could say. Most of the rest was pretty predictable. "Ford v Ferrari" did better than expected winning not only editing, but taking one of the two sound categories from "1917". The latter, however, made up for it with a bit of a surprise win for special effects over the most recent Avengers movie, which was the favorite I think. But Best winning Visual Effects and Best Picture does not seem to go to well together and, in the end, it was once again a war movie coming short in the Best Picture race. Zellweger and Phoenix won for Lead as expected and I like Phoenix so I am especially happy for him, but I would have preferred him winning for another film. His speech I am undecided on. I liked the milk/cow references a lot, but some of the stuff before and after that felt like wild rambling. The reference to his late brother at the end was nice too. I don't know he seemed like a pretty tortured soul to me. Vastly talented, but also very fragile. I hope he will be alright and Rooney takes good care of him. His was probably the most controversial speech of the night. One thing I really enjoyed here was the music. Who would have thought that Eminem could get the biggest standing ovation of them all? Cynthia Erivo's song was magnificent too and it should have won, but oh well it's Elton John... Randy Newman I did not like as much as I usually do. Diane Warren was nominated once more and I wonder if she will ever win. The Frozen 2 song was a bit of a mess. It did not work too well with all these singers from other countries. The German seemed Dutch anyway? Billie Eilish was there too and she did not present the new Bond song (Can she win the Oscar like the last two did?), but instead followed Spielberg with the in memoriam segment and her take on "Yesterday" was really good. I liked it a lot. Almost fit even looking at how it was almost yesterday that Kirk Douglas died and he got the last photo. Kobe was included again too of course, not just in this part of the show. As for Eilish, her face was priceless when Rudolph and Wiig were on stage. I know it wasn't meant this way, but it was very fitting compared to what I thought about these two. Wiig is at least an Oscar nominee (also a long time ago), but Rudolph I just can't stomach anymore. She has been nowhere near even a single Oscar nomination ever, but they keep inviting her, even for two categories this time. The cringe with her is unbearable. I don't want to remember, so I won't go into detail.
Marty (Scorsese) was a lot of fun last night again, even if his film did not get any love at all (as expected). The WYBMN references were okay, also the start of the show, and actually the old Elton John song that played there was really good unlike his winning title. What else? Taika Waititi has an Oscar, yay! But no need for him to introduce the three girls. Sadly, "Missing Link" could not upset Toy Story. Best Animated Short Film I am not happy about either. Live Action Short is alright. Documentary Short with this title could there have been another winner? The music tribute that came before Eminem was really nice, the brief summary rap about the show not so much. Really cool that Roger Deakins got his second Oscar so quickly. Happy Birthday Laura Dern, still to watch her movie, but how she mentioned her parents was sweet. Where was Bruce by the way? Bombshell I am not too happy with winning anything. Reasons I stated earlier. This film is the epitome of this false approach. And I don't like either of the three actresses that much, Robbie just a bit maybe. There were no honorary awards during the show this time. Just a brief mention, right? Bad choice. Almost as bad as giving one to Geena Davis. Come on. It needs to be said that one film had 11 nominations, while the big winner of the night only had 6 (winning 4 awards). Also rather unusual. The Peanut Butter Falcon moment I was not too fond of. JLD I cannot stand (, but Will Ferrell is alright), so I was a bit surprised that I liked her presentation. Florence Pugh is so amazing. The Cats comedy moment with Corden and Wilson was okay, but not as great as it could have been. Pretty generic how they made fun of their movie. The reaching for the mic kitten-style was more entertaining at the end. The guy introducing Lin-Manuel Miranda was really not necessary. Rami Malek is always nice to see. Would Spike Lee have worn a tribute if a white superstar had died? Sandra Oh and Ray Romano presenting seemed to random, but at least the latter's Pesci reference was funny. In general, some questionable presenters here. Mentioned Rudolph already and you can add Gadot to that. Olivia Colman likes to get nasty after Oscar wins. Her husband loves it. Ooookay. Why George MacKay had to introduce her? I like him, but that was unnecessary. Stop presenting presenters. This is all that comes to mind now. If I remember something else later on and still have enough characters to the limit left, I shall add. It was not a good awards show for me. This one got worse the longer it went. Don't watch. Oh yeah right, already because of the reference to Phoenix' demonstrating and Fonda of course too again in the middle of it. Horrible choice to let her present Best Picture. Even worse than the winner. -
bmyxtc14 June 2023Despite the anticipation surrounding the event, it failed to deliver a memorable and cohesive experience. The ceremony felt disjointed and lacked the usual excitement and energy. The choice of winners raised eyebrows, leaving some viewers questioning the fairness and credibility of the selection process. Technical glitches and awkward moments further detracted from the overall quality of the show. The pacing was uneven, with segments feeling rushed or lacking in depth. While attempts were made to address social issues, they often felt superficial and performative. The lack of diversity among the nominees also drew criticism, highlighting the industry's ongoing challenges in representation. Overall, the 2020 Oscars failed to leave a lasting impact, disappointing audiences who expected a more engaging and meaningful celebration of cinema.
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Ciddalio16 June 2020Best Picture W : Parasite M : Joker
Best Leading Actor W : Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) M : Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Best Leading Actress W : Renne Zellweger (Judy) M : Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Best Supporting Actor W : Brad Pitt (OUTIH) M : Brad Pitt (OUTIH)
Best Supporting Actress W : Laura Dern (Marriage Story) M : Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Best Director W : Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) M : Sam Mendes (1917)
Best Original Screenplay W : Parasite M : Knives Out
Best Adapted Screenplay W : Jojo Rabbit M : Joker
Best Cinematography W : 1917 M : 1917
Best Original Score W : Joker M : Joker
Best Vissual Effects W : 1917 M : Avengers Endgame