TFF #46 films in Bold
BEST
PICTURE
Winner:
Parasite
BEST
DIRECTION
Winner:
Bong Joon-ho/Parasite
BEST
ACTRESS
Winner:
Renee Zellweger/Judy
BEST
ACTOR
Winner:
Joaquin Phoenix/Joker
BEST
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner:
Laura Dern/Marriage Story
BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner:
Brad Pitt/Once Upon a Time...
BEST
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner:
Jojo Rabbit
BEST
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner:
Parasite
BEST
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Winner: Parasite
BEST
DOCUMENTARY
Winner:
American Factory
BEST
ANIMATED FILM
Winner:
Toy Story 4
BEST
FILM EDITING
Winner:
Ford v Ferrari
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner:
1917
BEST
ORIGINAL SONG
Winner:
I'm Gonna Love Me Again/Rocketman
BEST
ORIGINAL SCORE
Winner:
Joker
BEST
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Winner:
1917
BEST
COSTUMES
Winner:
Little Women
BEST
MAKEUP/HAIR
Winner:
Bombshell
BEST
VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner:
1917
BEST
SOUND EDITING
Winner: Ford v Ferrari
BEST
SOUND MIXING
Winner:
1917
BEST
LIVE ACTION SHORT
Winner:
The Neighbor's Window
BEST
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Winner:
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
BEST
ANIMATED SHORT
Winner:
Hair Love
My personal prediction rate for Oscar #92: 19 of 24 for a 79.2% rate almost exactly my prediction average for the last decades (79.6%)
Surprises were all but non-existent. If you check out Sunday's predictions here you'll see that in every instance where I missed the film that won, the film I had listed as a "Maybe" picked up the trophy.
That said, the Parasite wins for directing and Best Picture were electrifying. Parasite, as I noted yesterday, had clearly been gaining momentum and a lot of Oscar pundits did call for it to win. Despite that, there was still a real sense of surprise in the hall, at least so it seemed to me, when Jane Fonda made the announcement.
Parasite's win is historic as it marks the first time in the Academy's history that a non-English language film has won Best Picture. My bet is that the diversification initiative that the Academy has been pursuing regarding its membership over the past few years made Parasite's win a reality. Additionally, as my friend Sasha Stone is fond of saying...Actors rule...and it feels like that branch of the Academy (its largest) made the difference over 1917 which had won awards from the PGA, DGA, Bafta and the Golden Globe for drama.
THE "TELLURIDE EFFECT" RETURNS
And, of course, Parasite's Best Picture win brings Telluride back into the conversation as an indispensable stop for films that are serious Oscar contenders. The Telluride string was broken last year with Green Book's win but Parasite re-establishes TFF in the Oscar pantheon with the 10th Best Picture winner in the last 12 years having screened at the Fest prior to its winning the top honor.
You have to hand it to Tom Luddy, Julie Huntsinger and the rest of the crew that curates the fest's selections. Parasite wins four Oscars plus Best Picture nominations for Marriage Story and Ford v Ferrari meaning that a full third of the BP nominees played Telluride plus The Two Popes which may well have been the 10th place film in initial balloting. Don't forget Renee Zellweger's Best Actress winning turn in Judy which bowed at Telluride before anywhere else and Laura Dern's win for Best Supporting Actress.
EMAIL: mpgort@gmail.com
That said, the Parasite wins for directing and Best Picture were electrifying. Parasite, as I noted yesterday, had clearly been gaining momentum and a lot of Oscar pundits did call for it to win. Despite that, there was still a real sense of surprise in the hall, at least so it seemed to me, when Jane Fonda made the announcement.
Parasite's win is historic as it marks the first time in the Academy's history that a non-English language film has won Best Picture. My bet is that the diversification initiative that the Academy has been pursuing regarding its membership over the past few years made Parasite's win a reality. Additionally, as my friend Sasha Stone is fond of saying...Actors rule...and it feels like that branch of the Academy (its largest) made the difference over 1917 which had won awards from the PGA, DGA, Bafta and the Golden Globe for drama.
THE "TELLURIDE EFFECT" RETURNS
And, of course, Parasite's Best Picture win brings Telluride back into the conversation as an indispensable stop for films that are serious Oscar contenders. The Telluride string was broken last year with Green Book's win but Parasite re-establishes TFF in the Oscar pantheon with the 10th Best Picture winner in the last 12 years having screened at the Fest prior to its winning the top honor.
You have to hand it to Tom Luddy, Julie Huntsinger and the rest of the crew that curates the fest's selections. Parasite wins four Oscars plus Best Picture nominations for Marriage Story and Ford v Ferrari meaning that a full third of the BP nominees played Telluride plus The Two Popes which may well have been the 10th place film in initial balloting. Don't forget Renee Zellweger's Best Actress winning turn in Judy which bowed at Telluride before anywhere else and Laura Dern's win for Best Supporting Actress.
EMAIL: mpgort@gmail.com
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