The 91st Oscars today featured several surprises and upsets, as well as reasons for encouragement – and the resulting emotional upheaval took place on social media.
Peter Farrelly's Green Paper dominated by many controversies on the eve of the Oscars, left many stunned. Farrelly's real-life comedy drama follows black pianist Don Shirley and his Italian-American driver-guard Tony Vallelonga as they leave for a trip to the southern United States in the 1960s. racial segregation. "Remember when Green Book won the Best Film Award? Man, this choice has not aged well, "said a Twitter user, reflecting a feeling shared by many.
The Surprise of Green Book was the culmination of an Oscar ceremony preceded by numerous controversies. Farrelly's film, starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, was nominated alongside Roma, Alfonso Cuaron's Roma, by Adam McKay, Spike Lee . , Bradley Cooper A Star is Born, by Yorgos Lanthimos of The Favorite and Bryan Singer and Graham King of Bohemian Rhapsody. Of these, Roma was widely perceived as the precursor, while The Favorite was another serious candidate.
The 91st Academy Awards were held in Los Angeles Sunday night (Monday morning in India).
Remember when Green Book won the Best Film Award? The man, this choice has not aged well.
The Green Paper was a commercial success, but open to mixed reviews, with some critics claiming that his examination of racism had barely scratched the surface and others claiming he had fallen prey to narrative of the "white savior". . Shortly after the release of the film, the family of pianist Don Shirley (played by Mahershala Ali) stated that she was not consulted on the project and that the film misrepresented her. No more problems followed when an old anti-Muslim tweet from Nick Vallelonga, son of Tony Vallelonga, co-writer and producer of the film, surfaced online. Then come allegations of badual misconduct against director Farrelly, for which he apologized.
When the family of Don Shirley, the character of Mahershala Ali in The Green Book, denies the film and says that it is filled with a "symphony" of "hurtful lies". I mean, maybe we should all withdraw for a moment and pay attention. I'm just saying. Well, glad that racism is solved. #Oscars
The irony of Spike Lee (whose BlackKKKansman was nominated for Best Picture) lose another film about a car trip involving black and white people after Miss Daisy's conduct in 1990 did not go unnoticed either. Lee remarked behind the scenes: "Whenever someone leads someone, I lose." Lee was nominated for Best Screenplay by Do the Right Thing but lost to Driving Miss Daisy who also won the Best Picture Award that year.
to drive a second time three decades later Miss Daisy
Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic of singer Queen Freddie Mercury, won the most victories of the night, including Best Actor for Rami Malek and Oscars for Mixing, Editing and Editing.
While Malek's victory was expected, many on Twitter were not impressed by Bohemian Rhapsody's sweep .
Did voters from the Academy watch Bohemian Rhapsody or did they listen to the album Queen's Greatest Hits before voting? #Oscars
An anxious fan then changed the references of Close to publish his disappointment on Wikipedia. The section dedicated to his awards and nominations now says "stolen" next to The Wife.
However, the delight of Colman – The speech of acceptance of the armbands has conquered many. She began with a nervous laugh, laughed several times along the way and timidly acknowledged that she was exceeding her time limit. It was the first Academy Award and the first Colman nomination. The British actress played the role of Anne, the Queen of England in the early eighteenth century, in the comedy of the Lanthimos period.
Finally a surprise – Olivia Coleman and not Glenn Close. And you do not get speeches more beautiful, more human. People will be playing their thank you speech on everything that replaced YouTube in 20 years.
The Oscars ceremony also had some positive points and highlights. Hannah Beachler, who won Marvel's Black Panther Production Design Award, became the first African-American to win a prize in the category. In a moving speech, she said, "I have done my best, and the best is good enough.
So proposed by #HannahBeachler emotional speech. Now I cry "I did my best and the best is pretty good" #Oscars
The comedian and southern political commentator -African Trevor Noah has slipped into a joke by presenting the montage of Black Panther in the Best Film category. "Having grown up as a boy in Wakanda, I saw T'Challa fly over our village and he would remind me of an excellent xhosa phrase," said Noah, mocking those who confuse Wakanda with a real country. He then explained the meaning of the sentence in Xhosa, the South African language. "In times like this, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart," he translated.
Makho Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean television host, did not delay in specifying the translation of this sentence: "Whites do not know that I am lying."
The true translation is "Whites do not know that I am lying." Ahahahahahahahaha https://t.co/5AMCTVpj9r
Lady Gaga, winner of Best Original Song for Shallow de A star was born on his sleeve for his first Oscar win. "If you have a dream, fight for it," she says. "It's a pbadionate discipline, and it's not It's not a question of how many times we are rejected, we break down or get beaten up, it's about how many times you're up and brave, and you keep going. "
Indian co-production Period. End of Sentence won the Best Documentary category (short film) and Twitter users rejoiced in the documentary about menstruation.
"I can not believe that a movie about menstruation comes from winning an Oscar!" "A period should end a sentence, not the education of a girl." The best replicas of the night in what is suddenly my favorite Oscars of all time
This was the first unmanned Oscars ceremony in 30 years – comedian Kevin Hart was chosen for the post but was dropped after old homobhopic tweets that resurface in line. Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey delivered an opening monologue. Some Twitter users would have liked to be chosen as hosts.
Many others preferred the unhosted and fast version. rhythmic format – the ceremony was completed within three hours this year – and some pointed out that this left more room to focus on films and filmmakers.
I do not miss the host .. I must say .. I am on the same path. OSCAR
I must say that to this day I really like not having a host! Longer clips, more film-oriented and a lot of power as a star! The ads are also good at the Super Bowl! #Oscars
Priyanka Chopra, who did not attend the Oscars, ticked all the appropriate boxes with her black dress at the Vanity Fair post-event party. Her husband Nick Jonas wore a navy blue suit.
At the show before the red parade, the musician and actor Billy Porter ( of Pose ) imposed himself as the star of the night. Porter jumped on the red carpet in a fluid tuxedo dress from Christian Siriano.
I would have liked to have a Billy Porter when I was a kid. You do not need to want to wear a dress to be inspired by someone who is not afraid of being himself. https://t.co/KEfNxf6viK
The singer and songwriter Kacey Musgrave has also attracted the eye of social network users for its fringed pink set. There was praise – and unflattering comparisons.
The family members of the candidates had their moments on the red carpet. R oma Director Yalitza Aparicio, nominated for best actress, was accompanied by her mother, while Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron walked on the red carpet with her children, who took advantage of the Used to take pictures. their father said. Cuaron then won three awards, that of cinematography, best director and best foreign film.
The enthusiastic response of Javier Bardem to the inaugural musical act of Queen and Adam Lambert has also attracted the attention of Twitter. Captain America Chris Evans, meanwhile, has conquered the fans with his chivalrous spirit.
