The Oscars

This year was good. Opening performance and opening monologue were good. As long as Joaquin Phoenix won best actor it would've been a good show, and with the addition of a surprise Eminem performance (and all those reactions) this year was really good. Although Parasite was not my favorite(still great film though) it was cool that it won. Definitely a good year.

I don't usually review award shows but this years Oscars were amazing to watch. I love every year's Academy Award Shows but this was my favorite and the most decent it has been in a while

Why would you have like 5+ 'musical performances' at an event for film? Sure some of the songs that were performed were in some of the movies, but you're taking up over 20minutes of the event with music? It just seems stupid at a film event.

The oscars this year didn't have a host... instead they used a bunch of different actors to 'host' the oscars... the HUGE problem with this is that instead of having a great host who's funny & witty 100% through the entire awards event, you're now depending on 30+ people to be funny & witty (which just doesn't happen EVER). So you've automatically left with a less-funny & less-witty awards event, because you chose to not have a single host. Some of the 'hosts' were funny, but about 80% of them weren't funny or witty at all. Almost all the lines that they read off from the teleprompter were so stiff and flatly delivered, that you just KNEW they were going to deliver the punch line next, and if you know when the punch line is going to come, then a joke isn't funny.

Overall, the awards had too little funny, was too scripted and had too many musical intermissions. It didn't have many ads though, so that's good.

Best Picture W : Parasite M : Joker

Best Leading Actor W : Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) M : Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Best Leading Actress W : Renne Zellweger (Judy) M : Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)

Best Supporting Actor W : Brad Pitt (OUTIH) M : Brad Pitt (OUTIH)

Best Supporting Actress W : Laura Dern (Marriage Story) M : Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Best Director W : Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) M : Sam Mendes (1917)

Best Original Screenplay W : Parasite M : Knives Out

Best Adapted Screenplay W : Jojo Rabbit M : Joker

Best Cinematography W : 1917 M : 1917

Best Original Score W : Joker M : Joker

Best Vissual Effects W : 1917 M : Avengers Endgame

Joaquin Phoenix was the standout speech for me. He may come off as awkward but this was some real knowledge. Everyone needs to reconnect to the natural world. Also, Parasite was groundbreaking in this ceremony. The first international film to win best picture. CONGRATS TO THE ENTIRE CAST OF THAT FILM. Also I really enjoyed seeing Brad Pitt finally win an Oscar. Definitely deserved it.