Past and present, in cinema and in real life, history shook hands this year. Oscar. ‘Oppenheimer‘ work about the father of the atomic bomb, Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood. It was one of seven statuettes for a film that received 13 nominations, leading to his first Oscar as a director and his eighth overall nomination. Christopher Nolan already Cillian Murphy as best actor. Awards Robert Downey Jr. As supporting actors, the photography, editing and soundtrack actors completed their triumphs.
The best victory was an expected one, with Al Pacino’s awkward delivery adding a sense of disappointment. Represent definitive blessing Nolan, is an important writer of our time, and his commitment to cinema is classically understood, in theaters and on celluloid (as cinematographer Hoyte an Hoytema passionately advocates).
It returns to the Oscars with its delivery in the last few years of the Oscars, which last year were given to more independent films like ‘Everything is everywhere at once’ or, before that, ‘Coda’, ‘Parasites’ or ‘Moonlight’. to commercial cinema but not to superheroes. And ‘Oppenheimer’ has just finished his cinematographic duel with ‘Barbie’ this year. The film, which grossed almost $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office, only released the long-awaited ‘What was I created for?’ from the Dolby Theatre. He received the Oscar for best song. for Billie Eilish and her brother Finneasand the youngest winners with two statuettes, but none of the other seven statuettes they competed against.
A few surprises and Stone’s victory
‘Oppenheimer’s best picture award is also a a night full of surpriseswhere most of these predictions and predictions, including the acclaimed ones, were met The best screenplay of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and in the adapted category ‘‘American Fiction’. And the biggest unknown of the night was about Oscar best actress, It was resolved in favor of Emma StoneBella Baxter won her second statuette after ‘La La Land’ with her work. ‘Poor creatures’Yorgos Lanthimos’ film was also awarded in the categories of make-up and hair, production design and costumes.
His victory remains To Lily Gladstone at the gates of history, has already become the first Native American leading actor to be nominated in this category for his work in ‘The Moon Killers’. And he and Martin Scorsese’s film fell flat, like ‘Maestro’ or ‘Past Lives.’
The end of Spanish dreams and political night
The predictability of this edition, which left applauded moments such as the awarding of the supporting actress Oscar to Da’Vine Joy Randolph for her work in the movie ‘Those Who Stay’, was also the carrier of great success. Bad news for Spanish dreams. one of them ‘Robot Dreams’ “clicked” in the animation categoryboy and heron Animator’s movie Hayao Miyazaki. AND ‘‘Snow Society’ couldn’t international movie with the British ‘area of interest’ nor Makeup and hair with ‘Poor Creatures’‘.
Jonathan Glazer’s movie JA Bayona left one The most politically intense moments A night in and out of Dolby, the attraction bubble burst remembering the horrors that shook the world beyond cinema.
Protesters make a call Ceasefire in Gaza They delayed the stars’ arrival on the red carpet and in the theater, and the television broadcast started a few minutes late. And yet Jimmy Kimmel, master of ceremonies, He did not mention this reason in his opening monologue, although he touched on the delay that became visible in Dolby.
Some of the artists and guests wore badges from a campaign calling for a ceasefire, while others even wore pins bearing the Palestinian flag. And after collecting the statuette for a movie portraying him The banality of evil at the gates of AuschwitzGlazer gave the most powerful speech.
“We made all our choices not to say ‘look what they did’, but to reflect and confront the present.”look what we are doing now,’” the director said. “Our film shows where dehumanizationIt shapes our past and present. We are here as men right now. We refuse to allow our Judaism and the Holocaust to be usurped for the purpose of occupation This has led to conflict for many innocent people, whether it is the victims of October 7 in Israel or the ongoing offensive in Gaza. They are all victims of this dehumanization. How will we resist? The audience applauded him many times.
Shortly after another open battle, Ukrainealso led Associated Press correspondent Mstyslav Chernov. ’20 days in Mariupol’. It was his country’s first Oscar, but Chernov made an impassioned speech saying he would change it because Russia had not invaded Ukraine. “I can’t change the past. I can’t change the past. But we can all make sure history is recorded accurately and truth has triumphed” he said and applauded. “Cinema creates memories, memories create history”.
Shortly after another open battle, Ukrainealso led Associated Press correspondent Mstyslav Chernov. ’20 days in Mariupol’. It was his country’s first Oscar, but Chernov made an impassioned speech saying he would change it because Russia had not invaded Ukraine. “I can’t change the past. I can’t change the past. But we can all make sure history is recorded accurately and truth has triumphed” he said and applauded. “Cinema creates memories, memories create history”.
This was also a political message left by Murphy, who plays the father of the atomic bomb on screen. “We live in an Oppenheimer world,” he previously recalled “I dedicate the award to those who work for peace” everywhere”.