Recently Watched Movies (Jan-Jun 2022)

Happy New Year!

Recently Watched Movies:

Infinite - D+

The Outfit - C+

Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe - B

The Bad Guys - B-

The Contractor - B-

Batman Returns - A-

Black Friday - C-

Morbius - C-

The Northman - B

Gorillas in the Mist - B+

The Untouchables - B

The Batman - B

Uncharted - D+

Cabaret - A-

X - A-

Umma - D+

The Bob's Burgers Movie - B

Moonfall - D

Dog - C+

Red Rocket - B+

Death on the Nile (2022) - C

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - C

The Matrix Resurrections - C+

Marry Me - C

The 355 - C

Eternals - C-

The Cursed - C-

Jackass Forever - C+

Cyrano (2021) - B

Everything Everywhere All At Once - B+

C'mon C'mon - B+

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - C+

The Lost City - C+

Settlers - C+

Locked Down - C-

The King's Man - C-

Flee - B+

The Worst Person in the World - A-

Spider-Man: No Way Home - C

Parallel Mothers - B

Drive My Car - A-

Summer of Soul - A-

Coming 2 America - C

The Tragedy of Macbeth - B+

The Matrix Revolutions - C+

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - B

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City - D

The Lost Daughter - B

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) - C

Blue Bayou - C+

CODA - B

Old Henry - B

Scream (2022) - B+

Licorice Pizza - B+

King Richard - B

Four Good Days - B-

The Tender Bar - C-

The Mitchells Vs The Machines - B

Being the Ricardos - B-

Passing - B+

Spencer - B+

Encanto - B

The French Dispatch - C+

Together Together - B-

Last Night In Soho - C+

The Power of the Dog - B+

The Dry - B-

Dear Evan Hansen - C

tick, tick...BOOM! - B+

Antlers - C

Nightmare Alley (2021) - B

The Card Counter - B+

Cry Macho - C-

West Side Story (2021) - B+

Don't Look Up - C

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - C

94th Oscars Wrap Up

THE 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS

Hosts: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes

Winners: CODA, Jane Campion, Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur, and Ariana DeBose

Notable Occurrences/Trivia:

+8 categories were given out in the non-televised first hour and the moments were edited into the ceremony. 

+A streaming company, Apple, wins Best Picture.

+CODA becomes the first Best Picture winner since Grand Hotel with fewer than four nominations and zero below the line nominations.

+Jane Campion becomes the third woman to win Best Directing.

+Troy Kotsur becomes the 2nd deaf person to win an acting Oscar.

+Ariana DeBose wins an Oscar for playing the same character her co-star Rita Moreno played in the original West Side Story. DeBose also becomes the first queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar.

+Billie Eilish becomes the first person born in the 21st century to win an Oscar.

+The show moves back to the Dolby Theatre after last year's lowkey ceremony at Union Station.

+The show has a host (three, in fact) for the first time in three years.

+The night marks several anniversaries, including the 50th anniversary of The Godfather. 

The Good:

+The hosts did a decent job overall. Schumer, in particular, seemed like a natural. Hall had a fun bit that of course pissed people off involving some of the men in the audience. Sykes, who I thought would fare the best, actually had the least to do outside of a should-have-been-cut sketch involving the new museum. They weren't among the best, but far from the worst.
+The musical numbers were pretty good. Billie Eilish was terrific, loved how breathy and raw that felt. Reba was solid, and I suspect that Sebastain Yatra probably made a lot of new (horny) fans. Loved the staging of "We Don't Talk About Bruno (Oscar Edition)" in how it took advantage of most of the theater. 

+When taking into account all the nominees, performers, guests in attendance, and some presenters, there was a decent amount of star power.  

+Hey, a queer acting winner! Finally!

+I like the concept of cast reunions. I liked the Pulp Fiction trio's bit. 

+Clips were back!

+The Dolby was back!

+Standing ovations were back!

+Kinda dug the seating/layout of the theatre. If felt like a "best of both worlds" with the Oscars and the Golden Globes combined. 

+Glad to see Anthony Hopkins get the standing ovation he should have gotten last year.

+I know some people didn't care for it, but I liked Kevin Costner's dramatic introduction of Director. We need more stories of people discovering their love of movies at the Oscars.  

+As the night drew closer to its end, I thought "Are they actually going to have Lady Gaga present Best Picture?" Then, she was introduced with Liza and it was like "Ahhhhh!" Gay nirvana attained. And how sweet they were to each other! Liza is obviously in failing health, but her energy was through the roof. "I got you!"

+The audience's reaction to CODA's win was sweet. Even the people in competing movies seemed ecstatic. (Yes, the win won't age well, but it was a nice moment.)

+The night ended on some love, at least. 

The Bad:

+Well, that happened. The Oscars got their viral moment they wanted. The Oscars' Slap cast a shadow over the last hour and probably ruined some of the emotion from the last half a dozen winners. In particular, it really killed Questlove's moment. It was jarring seeing Chris Rock visibly shaken. Probably one of the top 5 Oscars moments in 94 years for all the wrong reasons. The only plus side was we got a great Lupita GIF. 

+And then they gave him a standing ovation. Two, in fact. 

+The presenters list. Why were most of the people stars that peaked in the 90's, and most of the remaining ones people who were born in the 90's? It was seriously C-list. And what I really didn't understand was people from nominated films in the audience - Zendaya, Chalamet, Bradley Cooper, Jamie Dornan, Alana Haim, and Maya Rudolph to name a few - could have easily presented? Queen Latifah and David Oyelowo were also in attendance. Instead we get three athletes that were irrelevant to the ceremony, and way too many musicians. Why did Kaluuya need H.E.R. with him? Tracee Ellis Ross (who I otherwise think is fabulous!) has been in exactly one movie in the past 10 years. DJ Khaled? A thing last year's show did get right: every presenter except Zendaya was a nominee or winner. 

+I actually really like cast reunions as presenters, but White Men Can't Jump? Juno? And then "the 28th anniversary of Pulp Fiction". Huh? 

+Both montage tributes were bad, and they really had Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Francis Ford Coppola just kind of stand there and say a sentence each? And it was introduced by Diddy? 

+Unless you are getting all the Bonds on the stage together at once, stop it with these James Bond tributes. They did one at the Oscars 9 years ago, and BAFTA just did one. Someone on social media nailed it when they said the Bond clip was like something from a DVD. 

+While clips were back, the clip packages were very generic. It would be nice if they could bother using clips to illustrate the importance of the category but obviously we don't care about that because we need to get to Shawn Mendes. 

+Same problem as many other award shows: stop using trailer excerpts at clips. One thing last year's ceremony did get right: the clips they did show were beautifully chosen. 

+While I liked the seating mostly, the stage needed some work. Everyone accepting on the end of the peninsula thinger made it seem really claustrophobic. 

+The In Memoriam was baaaad. Interpretive dancing? How many different songs? Four presenters for it? And people still left out???

+They really need to figure out a way to incorporate the Honorary Oscar recipients into the ceremony better. I know they want the Governor's Awards to be its own night, but they need to be better acknowledged in the ceremony. 

+Painful banter.

+I appreciate the Disney princesses moment (minus the Animation diss the writers wrote for them) and they seem like lovely ladies, but that was a People's Choice Awards moment. 

+I'm going to guess that "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (Oscars version) was supposed to be the opener. Probably would have been smart and given things a burst of energy out of the gate, but it's really awkward to open a show with a performance that while solid is also at a different location and pre-taped. 

+Oh, god, I almost forgot the fan favorite/Twitter bullshit. Oh, you cut shit from the show just for that nonsense. The Flash enters the speed force!?!?!?! Fuck all that. Fuck it. Fuck it. Fuck it. 

+And the big one: the edited categories. Was it really worth it for a show that still ran three hours and fucking forty minutes?? The disrespect show to those artists, and the fact that apparently we will never get to see some of their moments in entirety is fucking bullshit. 

+To make matters worse, no one mentioned it. I thought some winners would stand up for it, but I don't think anyone did. 

Best Dressed:

Too much red on the red carpet. Top looks:

I wasn't a big fan of Jessica Chastain's ceremony look, but her after party look is the best of the night. Why didn't she wear this instead? Iconic look!

Zendaya's look felt like a throwback to something Sharon Stone would have worn in the 90's. Best dressed for the actual show!

Timothee Chalamet gets a runner-up for his sexy, androgynous look.  

And another award season bites the dust. Not too great winners this year, they were definitely better the past two years. Things will be totally normal next year, right?

Look, I've posted endlessly about the Oscars on here. I've said everything I can possibly say about "fixing them". I've said everything I can possibly say about why the show constantly trying to get a viewing audience that either doesn't exist or doesn't care is a huge mistake. I've said that they are alienating the people who actually love this shit in their mad pursuit of ratings. I'm not alone in saying these things. It's just a matter of when we'll actually be listened to. Is it before this show becomes something completely unrecognizable? Is it before the remaining people who love the Oscars completely give up on them?

The 94th ACADEMY AWARDS Winners!

BEST PICTURE: CODA

BEST DIRECTING: JANE CAMPION - THE POWER OF THE DOG

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: WILL SMITH - KING RICHARD

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: JESSICA CHASTAIN - THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: TROY KOTSUR - CODA

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: ARIANA DEBOSE - WEST SIDE STORY

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: BELFAST

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: CODA

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: ENCANTO

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE: DRIVE MY CAR

BEST FILM EDITING: DUNE

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: DUNE

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: CRUELLA

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: DUNE

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

BEST SOUND: DUNE

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE: DUNE

BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG: "NO TIME TO DIE" - NO TIME TO DIE

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: DUNE

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT: THE LONG GOODBYE

BEST ANIMATED SHORT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER

BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT: THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL

I went 22/23!!!

Well, that certainly had some moments. I don't need to go over what everyone will take away from the show, and that all the other moments will probably be forgotten. CODA just broke a lot of stats, and history was thrown out the window. 

As for the show, it felt like an improvement over last year which isn't saying much. However, at times, it felt like an impression of an Oscar telecast instead of a real one. And after editing 8 categories into the show, it still ran 3hrs 40mins. The two brightest moments came in the form of the hosts and the musical performances. I had a problem with my feed of the show: right before Kevin Costner announced Jane as the winner, it cut to a logo from my local channel, then came back as Jane was taking the stage. Also, the Oscars logo popped up several times during Will's speech/apology. Eek. 

Back tomorrow/Tuesday with full wrap up of a show that is now viral for all the wrong reasons. 

Watch the Oscars!

Or don't.

The 94th Academy Awards airs tomorrow night on ABC at 8PM Eastern. Official pre-show kicks off at 6:30PM, and E!'s coverage begins at 2:00PM. E! is doing a post-show immediately following the ceremony. ABC is also running coverage during the day from 1-4PM. That special is usually quite informative with lots of footage from past ceremonies and introduction to all the nominees. 

After three years of no hosts, this year will have three: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes will co-host the festivities. Each will be making their first appearance at the Oscars. Performing during the show will be Beyonce, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Reba McEntire, and Sebastian Yatra. The cast of Encanto will also reunite to perform the smash hit "We Don't Talk About Bruno". The night will apparently see several cast reunions, a 60th anniversary of James Bond tribute, and another to the 50th anniversary of The Godfather.  

Scheduled presenters include Halle Bailey, Stephanie Beatriz, Josh Brolin, Ruth E. Carter, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Kevin Costner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jacob Elordi, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tiffany Haddish, Woody Harrelson, H.E.R., Anthony Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Lily James, Daniel Kaluuya, DJ Khaled, Zoe Kravitz, Mila Kunis, Lady Gaga, John Leguizamo, Simu Liu, Rami Malek, Shawn Mendes, Jason Momoa, Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong'o, Elliot Page, Rosie Perez, Tyler Perry, Chris Rock, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Scott, Naomi Scott, JK Simmons, Wesley Snipes, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Yuh-jung Youn, and Rachel Zegler. Professional athletes Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, and Shaun White will also present, as will King Richard subjects Serena and Venus Williams. 

Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa will present 8 categories off the air during the non-televised first hour of the show. These moments will be edited into the live ceremony. This is an Oscars first, and one that has drawn backlash from many in the industry and film lovers/Oscar watchers alike. The categories will be the Shorts, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Production Design, and Sound. 

I already have a lot to say about the changes/cuts and the genuine awfulness of that presenters list, but I will hold them for my awards season wrap-up. I'm excited for Regina and Wanda, though!

If I Picked the Winners...

Only in categories where I've seen all the nominees. I'd be able to do all the technical categories, but I haven't see Cyrano. I have to skip Costume Design, though I'm rooting for Cruella.

Visual Effects: Dune

Sound: Dune

Original Song: "No Time To Die" - No Time To Die

Original Score: Dune, just barely over The Power of the Dog

Makeup and Hairstyling: Dune

Production Design: Nightmare Alley

Film Editing: Dune

Cinematography: The Tragedy of Macbeth

Animated Feature: Flee

Adapted Screenplay: Drive My Car

Original Screenplay: The Worst Person in the World

Best Directing: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog

Supporting Actor: uh...Troy Kotsur - CODA.

Sure, why not? This lineup sucks. I love Ciaran Hinds and am glad he's finally getting recognized as he's one of the most reliable character actors. Kodi Smit-McPhee is very good, but it's not even nomination worthy. (No one in this category is.) Jesse Plemons was getting nominated sooner or later, and probably has a win coming in the not too distant future. I'm one of the few people who liked JK Simmons in Being the Ricardos, but again, not nom worthy. Who should be here? To name a few: Colman Domingo for Zola; Alex Wolff - Pig; Anders Danielsen Lie - The Worst Person in the World; Robin de Jesus - Tick Tick Boom

Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

If we were going by career wins, Kirsten Dunst would get my vote. She should probably have half a dozen nominations by now. Again, like, Supporting Actor, this lineup is pretty weak. If it were the lineup from the Golden Globes, I'd say it was strong. Caitriona Balfe and Ruth Negga are much stronger than Judi Dench and Jessie Buckley. It's a little odd, though, that there isn't more hype for DeBose being the first out LGBTQ+ person to win an acting Oscar. Also, Ruth Negga gave the best performance of the year and it can't be stated enough how much that snub stings. 

Leading Actor: Andrew Garfield - Tick Tick Boom

Being honest, that type of character would typically drive me up a wall. And for a little bit of the screentime, Garfield did. But he eventually won me over and delivered a powerful performance wearing his heart on his sleeve.

Leading Actress: Kristen Stewart - Spencer

Hey, 2009 Darren: You're eventually gonna root for KStew to win an Oscar. Ha! Hey, 2001 Darren: You won't mind if Penelope Cruz wins a 2nd Oscar. You loved it when she won her first. Hey, Darren: You love that Nicole Kidman got her fifth Oscar nomination even if all of her nominated performances (except Moulin Rouge!) don't really show the fearless actress she is.  

Best Picture:

(ranked worst to best)

10. Don't Look Up

9. CODA

8. King Richard

7. Belfast

6. Nightmare Alley

5. West Side Story

4. Licorice Pizza

3. Dune

2. The Power of the Dog

1. Drive My Car

Should be winning!

94th Oscar Dix

VISUAL EFFECTS:

Dune - Free Guy - No Time To Die - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Spider-Man: No Way Home

While Spider-Man might be the biggest and most loved movie of ALL TIMEZ OMG, DUNE should safely win this. 

SOUND:

Belfast - Dune - No Time To Die - The Power of the Dog - West Side Story

Musicals can't be ruled out here, but this is probably another win for DUNE.

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG:

"Down to Joy" - Belfast

"Dos Oruguitas" - Encanto

"Somehow You Do" - Four Good Days

"Be Alive" - King Richard

"No Time To Die" - No Time To Die

Billie Eilish's NO TIME TO DIE has won everything else, and it'll be the third Bond song in a row to win. Crazy, though Lin-Manuel Miranda has it if they are over the Bond songs. 

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE:

Don't Look Up - Dune - Encanto - Parallel Mothers - The Power of the Dog

Encanto and Dog will put up a strong fight, but DUNE will prevail. 

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

Coming 2 America - Cruella - Dune - Eyes of Tammy Faye - House of Gucci

The makeup of EYES OF TAMMY FAYE is divisive. I still think it wins, though Dune or Gucci could be the benefactors if voters find the televangelist too garish. 

PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Dune - Nightmare Alley - Power of the Dog - Tragedy of Macbeth - West Side Story

Alley is very showy and could upset, but DUNE looks to continue its mini-sweep.

COSTUME DESIGN:

Cruella - Cyrano - Dune - Nightmare Alley - West Side Story

This looks to be CRUELLA's to lose. 

FILM EDITING:

Don't Look Up - Dune - King Richard - Power of the Dog - Tick Tick Boom

A toughie, truthfully any of these could take it. Richard has the tennis sequences, but I'm expecting DUNE to narrowly beat it. 

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Dune - Nightmare Alley - Power of the Dog - Tragedy of Macbeth - West Side Story

This is probably Power's best shot at a tech victory, but DUNE wins just for being one of the most visually impressive movies of the year. 

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM:

Drive My Car - Flee - The Hand of God - Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom - The Worst Person in the World

DRIVE MY CAR wins.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

Ascension - Attica - Flee - Summer of Soul - Writing With Fire

SUMMER OF SOUL wins.

ANIMATED FEATURE:

Encanto - Flee - Luca - Mitchells Vs the Machines - Raya and the Last Dragon

It kinda sucks that Flee will likely lose all three of these, but ENCANTO wins.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Coda - Drive My Car - Dune - The Lost Daughter - Power of the Dog

Dog probably needs this to take Picture, but CODA winning BAFTA and WGA settled the race. 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Belfast - Don't Look Up - King Richard - Licorice Pizza - Worst Person in the World

This is a fun category to watch, at least as far as the race goes. Pizza won BAFTA, but I can't help but feel this is the best place for BELFAST to take a win. 

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Ciaran Hinds - Belfast

Troy Kotsur - CODA

Jesse Plemmons - The Power of the Dog

JK Simmons - Being the Ricardos

Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

TROY KOTSUR has been charming voters all season, and he'll join his co-star Marlee Matlin as giving the only two deaf Oscar-winning performances.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter

Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

Judi Dench - Belfast

Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog

Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard

A clean sweep for ARIANA DEBOSE.

LEADING ACTOR:

Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog

Andrew Garfield - Tick Tick Boom

Will Smith - King Richard

Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

A clean sweep for WILL SMITH.

LEADING ACTRESS:

Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter

Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers

Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos

Kristen Stewart - Spencer

The only acting category where there is a race. I would love to see the vote tallies, because I think this is close all the way down. None of these were even nominated for the BAFTA, which is such a crazy turn of events. I'm honestly not certain who is even last. Cruz has the advantage of being in a film from a studio that knows how to run a campaign, and she's appearing in a lot of those secret ballots. Stewart's buzz was early, but this just feels like a "Welcome to the club!" nomination. Kidman won the Globe, but her work and look in the film is probably too divisive. Colman feels like she's going to win a second Oscar sooner or later, and Lost Daughter clearly has supporters. While she appears in a film with mixed/negative reviews, JESSICA CHASTAIN has been campaigning her ass off, and has the SAG. I give her the edge, but's its very slight. 

DIRECTING:

Kenneth Branagh - Belfast

Ryusuke Hamaguchi - Drive My Car

Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza

Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog

Steven Spielberg - West Side Story

JANE CAMPION wins. 

BEST PICTURE:

BELFAST - CODA - DON'T LOOK UP - DRIVE MY CAR - DUNE - KING RICHARD - LICORICE PIZZA - NIGHTMARE ALLEY - THE POWER OF THE DOG - WEST SIDE STORY

That long time between nominations and the ceremony allowed people to get bored of the initial frontrunner The Power of the Dog. Yes, it led the nominations and things seemed settled. It very well could prevail in the end. But over the past month, Apple has run one of the most aggressive campaigns since the heyday of Weinstein. The streamer pushed its nominee and its cast everywhere. Buzz has been building, and its now (ironically) near deafening. People apparently want to feel good. A slew of trivia is about to be born, and stats are going to be thrown out the window. I almost didn't buy it a few days ago, but now it seems almost like a done deal. CODA is winning Best Picture. 

(Friendly reminder that I was wrong about the Best Picture winner from 2014 to 2019. I got it right last year, though.)

((I will be back with my own picks late tomorrow night.))

DARREN'S OSCAR PREDIX (TL;DR EDITION)

Best Documentary Short: The Queen of Basketball

(alt: Three Songs for Benazir)

Best Short Film - Animated: Robin Robin

(alt: Bestia)

Best Short Film - Live Action: The Long Goodbye

(alt: Ala Kachuu: Take and Run)

Best Visual Effects: Dune

(alt: Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Best Sound: Dune

(alt: West Side Story)

Best Music - Original Song: "No Time To Die" - No Time To Die

(alt: "Dos Oruguitas" - Encanto)

Best Music - Original Score: Dune

(alt: The Power of the Dog)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

(alt: Dune)

Best Production Design: Dune

(alt: Nightmare Alley)

Best Costume Design: Cruella

(alt: West Side Story)

Best Film Editing: Dune

(alt: King Richard)

Best Cinematography: Dune

(alt: The Power of the Dog)

Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car

(alt: The Worst Person in the World)

Best Documentary Feature: Summer of Soul

(alt: Flee)

Best Animated Feature: Encanto

(alt: Flee)

Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA

(alt: The Power of the Dog)

Best Original Screenplay: Belfast

(alt: Licorice Pizza)

Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur - CODA

(alt: Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog)

Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

(alt: Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog)

Best Leading Actor: Will Smith - King Richard

(alt: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog)

Best Leading Actress: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

(alt: Penelope Cruz - Parallel Mothers)

Best Directing: Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog

(alt: Steven Spielberg - West Side Story)

Best Picture: CODA

(alt: The Power of the Dog)

Winner Tallies:

Dune - 6

CODA - 3

The Eyes of Tammy Faye - 2 (OMG!)

Everything Else - 1

If Power of the Dog goes 1 out of 12, that would mean it ties with The Color Purple and The Turning Point as the most losing-ist films in Oscar history, all losing 11.

As I said, lots of stats waiting to be broken.