The hostless part of the event, - the first time it has happened since some time in the 1980s, - turned out fine, as presenters, orchestra and announcers made the evening flow seamlessly, (and who doesn't remember the many duds in the hosting department of just the last decade? (Neil Patrick Harris, James Franco/Anne Hathaway, Seth McFarlane ...))
The night's biggest moment was undoubtedly Olivia Colman's surprise win for Best Actress, - winning over long due favorite Glenn Close, - and particularly Colman's hilarious, absolutely flabbergasted acceptance speech, (check it out on Youtube if you didn't see the awards.) Other great moments include Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's duet performance of Shallow from A Star Is Born, the song's win and Lady Gaga's emotional speech, Regina King's emotional acceptance speech, and Spike Lee finally receiving an Oscar, for co-writing BlacKkKlansman. - Although he was still able to sour to the academy and show a remarkable lack of tact and grace at protesting Green Book's Best Picture win over his own film. - Not every moment is about you, Lee!
Bohemian Rhapsody made most gold with 4 Oscars; Green Book, Black Panther and Roma followed with 3 each.
My predictions proved unimpressive this year, as I had only 11/21 correct (52 %), (I don't predict in the 3 short film categories), which is down from 14 last year. Here is my record in this field: 2014 (7 correct/33 % - worst prediction), 2015 (13 correct/62 %), 2016 (16 correct/76 % - best prediction), 2017 (11 correct/52 %) and 2018 (14 correct/66 %).
Here is how the awards fell out:
Red marks the film or performer/s that I predicted would win the Oscar, while Film Excess favorite marks my personal favorite in each category. Winner marks the actual winner/s of the Oscar.
Best Visual Effects:
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man Film Excess favorite Winner
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Best Film Editing:
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody Winner
The Favourite
Green Book Film Excess favorite
Vice
Bost Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther Winner
The Favourite Film Excess favorite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice Film Excess favorite Winner
Best Cinematography
Cold War - Lukasz Zal Film Excess favorite
The Favourite - Robbie Ryan
Never Look Away - Caleb Deschanel
Roma - Alfonso Cuarón Winner
A Star Is Born - Matthew Libatique
Best Production Design
Black Panther Winner
The Favourite
First Man Film Excess favorite
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody Winner
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born Film Excess favorite
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody Winner
First Man
A Quiet Place Film Excess favorite
Roma
Best Original Song
All the Stars - Black Panther
I'll Fight - RBG
The Place Where Lost Things Go - Marry Poppins Returns
Shallow - A Star Is Born Film Excess favorite Winner
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Best Original Score
Black Panther - Ludwig Göransson Winner
BlacKkKlansman - Terence Blanchard
If Beale Street Could Talk - Nicholas Britell Film Excess favorite
Isle of Dogs - Alexandre Desplat
Mary Poppins Returns - Marc Shaiman
Best Documentary - Feature
Free Solo Film Excess favorite Winner
Hale Country
This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum (Lebanon) - Ladine Labaki Film Excess favorite
Cold War (Poland) - Pawel Pawlikowski
Never Look Away (Germany) - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Roma (Mexico) - Alfonso Cuarón Winner
Shoplifters (Japan) - Hirokazu Kore-eda
Best Animated Feature Film
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Film Excess favorite Winner
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Joel and Ethan Coen
BlacKkKlansman - Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Winner
Can You Ever Forgive Me? - Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk - Barry Jenkins Film Excess favorite
A Star Is Born - Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite - Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
First Reformed - Paul Shrader Film Excess favorite
Green Book - Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly Winner
Roma - Alfonso Cuarón
Vice - Adam McKay
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Vice Film Excess favorite
Marina de Tavira - Roma
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk Winner
Emma Stone - The Favourite
Rachel Weisz - The Favourite
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Green Book Film Excess favorite Winner
Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott - A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell - Vice
Best Actress
Yalitza Aparicio - Roma
Glenn Close - The Wife
Olivia Colman - The Favourite Film Excess favorite Winner
Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarty - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Actor
Christian Bale - Vice
Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born Film Excess favorite
Willem Dafoe - At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody Winner
Viggo Mortensen - Green Book
Best Director
Spike Lee - BlacKkKlansman Film Excess favorite
Pawel Pawlikowski - Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón - Roma Winner
Adam McKay - Vice
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book Winner
Roma
A Star Is Born Film Excess favorite
Vice
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