The 97th ACADEMY AWARDS Winners!

BEST PICTURE

ANORA

BEST DIRECTING

SEAN BAKER - ANORA

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

ADRIEN BRODY - THE BRUTALIST

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

MIKEY MADISON - ANORA

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

KIERAN CULKIN - A REAL PAIN

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ZOE SALDAÑA - EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

SEAN BAKER - ANORA

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

PETER STRAUGHAN - CONCLAVE

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

FLOW

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

NO OTHER LAND

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

I'M STILL HERE

BEST FILM EDITING

ANORA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE BRUTALIST

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

WICKED

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

WICKED

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

THE SUBSTANCE

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE

THE BRUTALIST

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG

"EL MAL" - EMILIA PÉREZ

BEST SOUND

DUNE: PART 2

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

DUNE: PART 2

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

I'M NOT A ROBOT

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRUS

BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT

THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA

17/23 (+4 alts)

FIRST GHOSTFACE TO WIN AN OSCAR!!! Like I wasn't going to begin with that little trivia?

Decent winners, okay show. It was severely lacking in star power (I'm still LOLing at Daryl Hannah???), and I'm baffled why we keep getting these Bond tributes. The musical performances themselves were okay, though. Also, the inconsistency with how the acting categories are presented is getting annoying. Obviously, more on all that in my wrap up. I feel bad for Demi. Hopefully, some great directors will hire her. But I've been firmly in Mikey's court since Better Things. 

Conan was great, though. The Karla/Anora joke was an all-timer. 

Sean Baker's rallying call for movie theaters = hell yeah. Neon, listen to him. Give Anora a big theatrical push this coming weekend. He also made history with those four wins. Sean Baker and Walt Disney, lol. Oh, Oscars.