THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS

That was on Oscars broadcast for the books! I went into the night thinking that we’d see a La La Land sweep. After it lost the first few categories, I knew we would be in a night of surprises. Justin Timberlake opened the show performing his rousing and catchy number from Trolls, which had everyone up and dancing in the aisles. Jimmy Kimmel was in pure Kimmel mode for his monologue. He was biting, funny, and easily kept the celebs in check. I can’t tell if Mel Gibson heard the jabs thrown at him, but they were spot-on. The BIG talk of the night came down to the winner of Best Picture. Bonnie and Clyde were reunited when Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented the award. They were somewhat stalling and confused while reading it, but we all assumed they were just making a comedic bit out of it by wanting to drag out the suspense. They announced the winner as La La Land, which came as no surprise. OH BUT WAIT!! There was some scuttle going down on stage with people frantically walking around as the producers and cast started their thank yous. Then it happens. La La Land producer Justin Horowitz claims that the REAL winner was Moonlight. There was a mixup with the envelopes. Pictures have been released showing that Faye and Warren were handed the Best Actress envelope again which read Emma Stone for La La Land. We were speechless at what was going on. I feel bad there was such a mix up and bad for the La La Land team thinking they won, but I am elated that Moonlight and the story it tells wins Best Picture this year.

BEST PICTURE
Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, La La Land

BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ACTRESS
Emma Stone, La La Land

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, Fences

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Kenenth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Linus Sandgren, La La Land

BEST FILM EDITING
John Gilbert, Hacksaw Ridge

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, Dan Lemmon, The Jungle Book

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, La La Land

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, Christopher Allen Nelson, Suicide Squad

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“City of Stars,” La La Land
Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

BEST SOUND EDITING
Sylvain Bellemare, Arrival

BEST SOUND MIXING
Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, Peter Grace, Hacksaw Ridge

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Zootopia

BEST DOCUMENTARY
O.J.: Made in America

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Salesman

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The White Helmets

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Sing

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Piper