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If the 2020 Oscars broadcast was competing for a “Most Confusing Mess of an Awards Show” trophy, it really hit the mark. But that’s the best that can be said for the 92nd Annual...
Columnist Kristin Turnquist of The Oregonian quipped, "If the 2020 Oscars broadcast was competing for a 'Most Confusing Mess of an Awards Show' trophy, it really hit the mark. But that's the best that can be said for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, which, despite a few surprises, was mostly predictable and seemed to go on forever."
- Best: Janelle Monáe’s Subversive Energy
- Worst: Chaos reigned
- Best: Chaos reigned
- Best: Bong Joon-Ho’S Delightful Presence Onstage
- Best: Global Focus
- Best: Comedic Bits
- Most Rambling But Heartfelt: Joaquin Phoenix’s Speech
It wouldn’t be surprising if Academy president David Rubin—sarcastically referred to as “Mr. Excitement” by Tom Hanks during in the broadcast—got a little nervous when Janelle Monáe, after politely tiptoeing through a Mister Rogers impersonation, exploded into a new version of her jittery 2010 song “Come Alive.” Monáe is a consummate professional, ...
While the Oscars were also hostless last year, it really felt like this time there was no one in charge. Award winners were allowed to drone on for minutes, with the producers seemingly too meek to try to play anyone off—except when the entire Parasite team took the stage to collect the Best Picture trophy. Awards presenters showed up in odd places...
But because there was no consistency or thematic cohesion, the show actually became weirdly much more thrilling: it seemed like at any point, anything could happen. The show was a hot mess, with the emphasis on hot. Utkarsh Ambudkar (Brittany Runs a Marathon) delivered a freestyle rap, and was followed by Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus excori...
For at least one rainy night, the biggest star in Hollywood was a 50-year-old filmmaker born almost 10,000 miles away. Bong Joon-Ho, the director of Parasite, made four trips to the Oscars stage, first for more expected wins (Best Original Screenplay, Best International Film) and then unexpected ones (Best Director, Best Picture). Over his decades ...
It wasn’t just Parasite’s Best Picture win that showed the Oscars might actually be opening up to the world. The Academy put an emphasis on internationalism several times throughout the night—including in a pre-taped segment about documentary films, which included Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg, and a speech by Penelope Cruz, who said that for...
Presenting awards is a tough gig for comedians, who are often asked to build a rapport with the crowd, deliver pinpoint zingers and pivot to the nominees all within 30 seconds or so. But this year, the Academy ceded control to some of the country’s best comedians, letting them ease into bits and stretch them out. Presenting the Oscar for costume de...
Joaquin Phoenix did not thank a single person in his three-and-a-half minutes onstage after winning Best Actor for Joker. Instead, he used his platform to deliver a speech that was both wide in scope and deeply personal: he tackled injustice, animal cruelty, cancel culture, egotism, and the message of his brother River, who died in 1993. “We believ...
Feb 10, 2020 · But there were also questionable speeches, and no host, causing some awkward transitions and omissions. Here are best and worst things that happened at the 2020 Oscars.
Feb 10, 2020 · The high and low and whoa moments of the 2020 Oscars ceremony, from Bong Joon Ho and Parasite’s streak of four wins to Eminem’s surprise performance and the best and worst other speeches.
Feb 10, 2020 · For an Oscars criticised for a lack of diversity, this is a positive outcome - the Academy has landed its first non-English language film taking the top prize. For anyone who hasn't seen it,...
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Feb 10, 2020 · Oscars 2020 as it happened: Winners, best speeches, biggest moments and more. We'll have minute-by-minute coverage of the most notable wins, acceptance speeches, jokes and bizarre flubs....
