Academy Awards: All the winners and losers from the Oscars ceremony celebrating the best in film industry
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Anora was crowned best picture and won five of the six awards for which it was nominated.
Its lead star Mikey Madison pulled off an upset when she beat out Demi Moore in best actress but there was no stopping the Anora momentum.
Its writer, director, producer and editor Sean Baker equalled a 1954 record set by Walt Disney of the most wins by one person in a single year.
But even with Anora’s triumph, it was a year that rewarded many films, reflecting the unpredictable and open race nature of this awards season.
The Brutalist, which went in with 10 nominations, won three gongs including best actor for Adrien Brody, as well as in cinematography and original score.
Emilia Perez picked up two, one for Zoe Saldana in the supporting actress competition and the other in original song. Wicked won two technical awards for costume design and production design while Dune: Part Two won in sound and visual effects.
Conclave, the other best picture leading contender, won in adapted screenplay.
Kieran Culkin won in supporting actor for A Real Pain, the only person who managed to beat Anora in any category.
In international feature, Brazilian film I’m Still Here beat out Emilia Perez and The Seed of the Sacred Fig while Latvian film Flow pulled off a surprise win in animated feature.
The ceremony was hosted by Conan O’Brien and featured an opening performance from Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
In a break from tradition, none of the nominated original songs were performed but, hey, everyone cares more about “Defying Gravity” (which is not eligible because it originated on Broadway) while there were also musical tributes to Quincy Jones and the James Bond franchise.
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That’s another year for the Oscars. The next awards season kicks off in May at the Cannes Film Festival where last year, Anora won the Palme d’Or.
ANORA TRIUMPHS
It was very much looking like the inevitably, but it was never certain until the ceremony started and it started to clean up. It’s won five out of its six nominations, including four for Sean Baker, the writer, director, producer, editor and casting director.
It’s an incredible victory for Anora and for independent filmmaking. Anora was made for a $US6 million budget on location in New York City.
Producer Samantha Quan said, “We made with very little money but all of our hearts and all the dreamers out there, tell the stories you want to tell, tell the stories that move you and I promise you will never regret it.”
Baker added, “I want to thank the Academy for recognising a fully independent film. This film was made in the blood, sweat and tears of indie artists, and long live independent film.”
PICTURE
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
When Harry Met Sally reunion
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are together again! And not shilling mayonnaise.
Crystal even makes a When Harry Met Sally joke, “When you have a chance to be an Oscar winner to be for the rest of your life, you want to start as soon as possible.”
Mikey Madison upset, beats Demi!
Mikey Madison has done the impossible and dethroned Demi Moore in best actress.
Demi was widely considered the favourite, albeit not the lock, for the category and there was a slight question if Madison would pull it off after she won the BAFTA.
Anora is proving its absolute power tonight with these high-profile wins.
Madison paid tribute to her family, her team and the sex worker community.
“I want to again recognise and honour the sex worker community. I will continue to support and be an ally. All of the incredible people, the women I have had the privilege of meeting from that community has been one of the highlights of this incredible, this entire incredible experience.
“I also just want to recognise the thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful, breathtaking work of my fellow nominees. I am honoured to be recognised alongside all of you. This is a dream come true, I will probably wake up tomorrow. Thank you to Sean, I adore you, this is all because of you.”
ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofia Gascon, Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance - WINNER
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Sean Baker wins director gong and makes passionate plea
Sean Baker is having such a night!
He wins for directing Anora and he makes a battle cry for the cinema experience. He is repping and WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
“We are all here tonight and watching this broadcast becasue we love movies, and when did we fall in love with the movies? At the movie theatre.
“Watching a film in the theatre with an audience is an experience, we can scream and fight together, cry together, perhaps sit in silence together, and in a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever, a communal experience you simply don’t get at home.
“The theatre-going experience is under threat, movie theatres and especially independently owned theatres are struggling, and it is up to us to support them.
“During the pandemic we lost nearly 1000 screens in the US and we continue to lose them regularly. If we don’t reverse this trend, we will be losing a vital part of our culture.
“This is my battle cry. Filmmakers, keep making films for the big screen, I know I will. Distributors, please focus first and foremost on the theatrical releases of your films. Neon did that for me and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
“Parents, introduce your children to feature films in movie theatres and you will be moulding the next generation of movie lovers and filmmakers and for all of us, when we can, please watch movies in the theatre and let’s keep the great tradition of the moviegoing experience alive.
“My mother introduced me to cinema at five years old, and today is also her birthday. Happy birthday mum, I love you, thank you for everything. I love you, thank you for everything. This is for you.”
DIRECTOR
Sean Baker, Anora - WINNER
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Adrien Brody holds on to win
Despite that last-minute surge for Timothee Chalamet, Adrien Brody wins in best actor for The Brutalist.
This is his second win from two nominations, and he holds onto his record as the youngest ever category winner.
“Thank you, god. Thank you for this blessed life and if I may just humbly begin by giving thanks for the tremendous outpouring of love that I have felt from this world and every individual that has treated me with respect and appreciation. I feel so fortunate.
“Acting is a very fragile profession. It looks very glamorous and in certain moments it is, but the one thing that I have gained, having the privilege to come back here, is to have some perspective.
“No matter where you are in your career, no matter what you have accomplished, it can all go away. I think that’s what makes this night most special, is the awareness of that.
“And the gratitude that I have to still do the work that I love.”
The orchestra started to play him off but Brody asked them to stop and allow him to continue. He ended his speech with a plea for acceptance.
“I am here once again to represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war and systematic oppression, antisemitism and racism.
“I believe that, I pray for a healthier and happier and more inclusive world. I believe if the past can teach us anything, it’s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.”
ACTOR
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist - WINNER
Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
The Brutalist wins original score
You need a lot of score to cover a three-and-a-half hour film but, honestly, that was beautiful work.
Also, the show must be running long because they’re getting brutal, pun intended, in playing winners off after their 45 seconds is up.
ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist - WINNER
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Conan’s Trump dig
It had to come eventually.
O’Brien, in praising Anora and its story about an American sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, zings, “Americans are excited to see someone finally stand up to a powerful Russian.”
There were howls from the audience.
The Brazilians did it!
I’m Still Here faced off some stiff competition in the international feature category to win.
The political biopic was director Walter Salles’ first feature in 12 years and he pays tribute to the real-life woman, Eunice Paiva, whose story the film told.
Salles said, “This goes to a woman who, after a loss suffered during a totalitarian regime, decided not to bend and to resist.”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
I’m Still Here, Brazil - WINNER
The Girl with the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Perez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia
The Brutalist wins its first Oscar
Cinematographer Lol Crawley has collected the gong for The Brutalist.
The Brutalist was shot in Vistavision, a 35mm format which hadn’t been used in an American release since 1961. It was hugely popular in the 1950s, the period in which The Brutalist is set.
Unfortunately for Australia, this was the category that was considered the best shot for any local nominees. Greig Fraser was nominated for his work on Dune: Part Two, bit it’s OK, he won one for the first Dune film.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist - WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Maria
Nosferatu
