loved the arnold devito presentation my favourite bit so far. The Creator definitely had better effects but i guess folks liked godzilla as a movie more so whatever.
As a Uk watcher the good thing about the ceremony being on ITV this year is how much more easily accessible it is for me, the bad thing is having to rush to mute the stream every time Jonathan Ross shows up in between the awards.
predictions. expecting a clean sweep my first 100%
picture: oppenheimer
director: nolan
actor: cillian
actress: emma stone
supp actor: rdj
supp actress: djr
original screenplay: anatomy of a fall
adapted screenplay: american fiction
international feature: zone of interest
animated: across the spiderverse
documentary: 20 days in mariupol
doc short: the last repair shop
animated short: war is over
live action short: henry sugar
score: oppenheimer
song: billie eilish
cinematography: oppenheimer
production design: poor things
costumes: barbie
make up: maestro
editing: oppenheimer
sound: oppenheimer
vfx: the creator
the first two had characters survive. Ali Larter made it to the second one. i dunno, i'm pro killing every character. it's the fun of these movies. it's the point!
i wonder if it's a post-COVID thing that box office will start to become important again in crowning best picture winners, as the whole industry is kinda fighting for relevance rn. Even Everything Everywhere was the first indie breakout success post-COVID, which definitely went a big way to securing its win.