The Oscars went pretty smoothly and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Glad that nothing controversial happened (coughcoughWillSmithcoughcough) and each moment with the presenters and musical numbers were pretty entertaining. I could go on and on here, but here were some of the highlights in my opinion:
1. Solid opening numbers from Ariana and Cynthia, both were amazing just like how they were in Wicked and definitely outstanding powerhouse singers.
2. Conan O'Brien was the perfect choice to host the Oscars. Consistently funny, kept the ball rolling, and did not get political! (though I'll give him that "I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian" jab. Kudos!!)
3. Haven't seen Emilia Perez, but from what I heard and saw in a few clips, Zoe Saldana deserved to win her Oscar for that film. So congrats, Zoe!!
4. Congrats to Adrian Brody for his win too, but talked for WAY too long. Seriously, should've cut his mic off early or something.
5. Might have missed it, but where did Anora come from??? Literally have not heard about it until last night. Now curious to watch it and see how it swept 5 wins.
6. No offense to the actress who won for Best Actress (Mikey Madison for Anora), but personally thought Demi Moore got robbed. Heard she made quite a comeback to her career with The Substance, and it was her peak, and should've won. Haven't even heard of Mikey Madison before, but I guess like i said, have to see Anora to see what the big deal is, as well as seeing The Substance (or having the courage to see it, since it looks pretty intense lol).
7. Nice In Memoriam tribute, and glad Morgan Freeman gave a special tribute to Gene Hackman, especially since it was last minute, as well as Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah, and Queen Latifah paying a special tribute to Quincy Jones. Very nice.
8. Nice little "When Harry Met Sally..." reunion between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal during the Best Picture announcement. It was cute and liked Billy's joke about working there, given how many times he's hosted!
9. Loved how they paid tribute to the LA firefighters and had them come out on stage. Nice way to show respect for them for everything they're doing to control the wildfires in LA. Pretty funny too how Conan let them tell a few jokes as well!
Among other highlights, the Oscars was worth watching last night. Thoroughly enjoyed, it was done very well, and Conan did an excellent job hosting (surprised this was his first time. Please bring him back!). Congrats to all the winners as well and I'd recommend checking out some of the clips from the show.
