Last night, I got my worst Oscar prediction score since 2007, and that was 13 out of 24, now it’s one worse as there are only 23 categories now (they combined Sound Design and Sound Editing into just Sound). Now, I was expecting this because I knew EMILIA PÉREZ was gonna win multiple Academy Awards, but I just couldn’t go there as I’m so against it. Voting with your heart over your head is never how to go, but that’s how I went this year, and I paid the price.
Otherwise, I did highly enjoy first-time host Conan O’Brien from THE SUBSTANCE parody opening to his goofy monologue, with such lines like, “A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, A REAL PAIN, NOSFERATU - these are just some of the names I was called on the red carpet. I think two are fair,” too, well, just about all of his antics. Yeah, I’m a fan, and he didn’t disappoint.
Funnily enough, I got all the acting categories wrong except for Kieran Culkin for A REAL PAIN, who probably had the most memorable acceptance speech, but I won’t go into that here.
So let’s take a look at the long list of the ones I got wrong, shall we?
BEST ACTOR: My prediction - Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN / Who won: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Conan: “Bob Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that badly.”
I said Brody would probably win, but I couldn’t not go with Chamalet as I so adored his performance as my all-time favorite performer. Back when Chamalet was promoting the movie back in December, he was showing up at events cosplaying Dylan, so I was hoping he’d do the same for the Oscars. Not that it would’ve helped him win (the voting ended on Feb. 21), but here’s the butter yellow Givenchy suit he wore last night, and what I think would’ve been better – a light blue tux like Dylan’s at the 1998 Grammys when he won Album of the Year for Time Out of Mind.
BEST ACTRESS: My prediction - Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE / Who won: Mikey Madison, ANORA
Now I didn’t like THE SUBSTANCE, but I really thought it was Moore’s time so this was surprising.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: My prediction - Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE / Who won: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: My prediction - I AM READY, WARDEN / What won: THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA
FILM EDITING: My prediction: CONCLAVE, Nick Emerson / What won: ANORA, Sean Baker
ORIGINAL SONG: My prediction: “The Journey” from THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT, Diane Warren / What won: “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ
ANIMATED SHORT: My prediction: YUCK! / What won: IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS
LIVE ACTION SHORT: My prediction: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT / What won: I AM NOT A ROBOT
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: My prediction: A REAL PAIN, Jesse Eisenberg / What won: ANORA, Sean Baker
Whew! Baker really cleaned up as he directed, wrote, and edited ANORA. The only Oscar he’s not personally taking home for it is Madison’s Best Actress award. I loved ANORA, but seriously didn’t expect a four Oscar sweep!
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: My prediction: THE WILD ROBOT / What won: FLOW
I got this wrong and I saw FLOW, and haven’t yet seen THE WILD ROBOT. Let this be this year’s lesson for me – vote with your head next time! Btw, I loved FLOW, but at first the cat going underwater scenes stressed me out a little. It felt kinda like LIFE OF PI, but with all the overblown symbolism replaced by a resourceful, resilient kitty.
More later…
So let’s take a look at the long list of the ones I got wrong, shall we?
BEST ACTOR: My prediction - Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN / Who won: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Conan: “Bob Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that badly.”
I said Brody would probably win, but I couldn’t not go with Chamalet as I so adored his performance as my all-time favorite performer. Back when Chamalet was promoting the movie back in December, he was showing up at events cosplaying Dylan, so I was hoping he’d do the same for the Oscars. Not that it would’ve helped him win (the voting ended on Feb. 21), but here’s the butter yellow Givenchy suit he wore last night, and what I think would’ve been better – a light blue tux like Dylan’s at the 1998 Grammys when he won Album of the Year for Time Out of Mind.
BEST ACTRESS: My prediction - Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE / Who won: Mikey Madison, ANORA
Now I didn’t like THE SUBSTANCE, but I really thought it was Moore’s time so this was surprising.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: My prediction - Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE / Who won: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: My prediction - I AM READY, WARDEN / What won: THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA
FILM EDITING: My prediction: CONCLAVE, Nick Emerson / What won: ANORA, Sean Baker
ORIGINAL SONG: My prediction: “The Journey” from THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT, Diane Warren / What won: “El Mal” from EMILIA PÉREZ
ANIMATED SHORT: My prediction: YUCK! / What won: IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS
LIVE ACTION SHORT: My prediction: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT / What won: I AM NOT A ROBOT
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: My prediction: A REAL PAIN, Jesse Eisenberg / What won: ANORA, Sean Baker
Whew! Baker really cleaned up as he directed, wrote, and edited ANORA. The only Oscar he’s not personally taking home for it is Madison’s Best Actress award. I loved ANORA, but seriously didn’t expect a four Oscar sweep!
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: My prediction: THE WILD ROBOT / What won: FLOW
I got this wrong and I saw FLOW, and haven’t yet seen THE WILD ROBOT. Let this be this year’s lesson for me – vote with your head next time! Btw, I loved FLOW, but at first the cat going underwater scenes stressed me out a little. It felt kinda like LIFE OF PI, but with all the overblown symbolism replaced by a resourceful, resilient kitty.
Okay, so that's this year’s Oscars. Next year, I’ll go back to voting with my head, and not my heart.
More later…
