Monday, February 10, 2020

So how did the Brutally Honest Oscars Insider fare last night?

I think she was surprised by a lot of the results, as were many of us.

Best Picture
Insider: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Parasite

Best Director
Insider: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best Actor
Insider: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
And the Oscar goes to: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Best Actress
Insider: Renee Zellweger, Judy
And the Oscar goes to: Renee Zellweger, Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Insider: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Insider: Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
And the Oscar goes to: Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Best Original Screenplay
Insider: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay
Insider: The Two Popes
And the Oscar goes to: Jojo Rabbit

Best Animated Feature
Insider: Klaus
And the Oscar goes to: Toy Story 4

Best Documentary Feature
Insider: Honeyland
And the Oscar goes to: American Factory

Best International Feature
Insider: Pain and Glory (Spain)
And the Oscar goes to: Parasite (South Korea)

Best Cinematography
Insider: 1917
And the Oscar goes to: 1917

Best Costume Design
Insider: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Little Women

Best Film Editing
Insider: Ford v Ferrari
And the Oscar goes to: Ford v Ferrari

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Insider: Judy
And the Oscar goes to: Bombshell

Best Production Design
Insider: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
And the Oscar goes to: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood

Best Original Score
Insider: 1917
And the Oscar goes to: Joker

Best Song
Insider: Abstained because she didn't like any of them.
And the Oscar goes to: (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (Rocketman)

Best Sound Editing
Insider: Abstained because she doesn't know the difference between sound editing and mixing.
And the Oscar goes to: Ford v Ferrari

Best Sound Mixing
Insider: Abstained because she doesn't know the difference between sound editing and mixing.
And the Oscar goes to: 1917

Best Visual Effects
Insider: Avengers: Endgame
And the Oscar goes to: 1917

Best Animated Short
Insider: Abstained because she didn't have the opportunity to watch any of the nominees
And the Oscar goes to: Hair Love

Best Documentary Short:
Insider: Abstained because she didn't have the opportunity to watch any of the nominees
And the Oscar goes to: Learning to Skate in a War Zone (If You're a Girl)

Best Live Action Short:
Insider: Nefta Football Club
And the Oscar goes to: The Neighbors' Window

The Insider explained her choices here. The official results can be found here.

I don't remember a year when the acting winners were all such a forgone conclusion and there weren't any surprise winners, but the Insider did go out on a bit of a limb by voting for Scarlett Johansson over Laura Dern. Overall, by my count, the Insider's choices won six categories and lost thirteen. For me, the biggest surprise was that Quentin Tarantino went home empty handed, and I don't think I'm alone in that. I really thought Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood would get a lot more Oscar love.

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