Full list of Academy Award winners as Conan O’Brien hosts a ceremony filled with music, humor, and emotional speeches.
By Dolores Quintana
The 98th Academy Awards were a remarkable ceremony. The pageantry and drama were there, but there was also wild hilarity, moving musical performances, many scathing yet funny jokes about the world that we are living in, and various entertainment industry issues. While it lasted over three hours, it never dragged as some previous Oscar nights had.
Host Conan O’Brian didn’t hold back in his trenchant commentary and even aimed his barbs as far as The White House, or Mar-a-Lago, despite the fear that keeps criticism muzzled. O’Brien was more than willing to really go for it, right from the opening skit. His second time as a host was most welcome.
Many of the winners were not a surprise, but watching Amy Madigan and her husband of forty two years, Ed Harris, in a warm and loving embrace was a balm for the heart. It was also wonderful to see actors and directors being supportive of those nominees who did win, even if they “lost.”
Director Paul Thomas Anderson, when accepting the award for Best Picture, said, “In 1975, the Oscar nominees for Best Picture were Dog Day Afternoon, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Jaws, Nashville, and Barry Lyndon. There is no ‘best’ among them. There is just what that mood might be that day. But we’re happy to be part of this: a wonderful, wonderful journey with our fellow nominees, our fellow filmmakers, and our fellow filmmakers that even weren’t recognized by the Academy. There’s so many great films this year.”
The performance of the Best Song nominee from Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was a marvelous and magical experience. If you missed it or didn’t watch the broadcast, I recommend watching the performance, which is a celebration of music, dance, and art, especially the blues. The moment when retired ballet superstar Misty Copeland comes out of the crowd of performers brings tears to the eye.
As the Twitter account for the film festival Beyond Fest said, “Cinema won.”
Best Picture: One Battle after Another. Nominees: Bugonia; F1; Frankenstein; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; The Secret Agent; Sentimental Value; Sinners; Train Dreams.
Actor: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners. Nominees: Timothée Chalamet; Leonardo DiCaprio; Ethan Hawke; Wagner Moura.
Actress: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet. Nominees: Rose Byrne; Kate Hudson; Renate Reinsve; Emma Stone.
Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, One Battle after Another. Nominees: Benicio Del Toro; Jacob Elordi; Delroy Lindo; Stellan Skarsgård.
Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan, Weapons. Nominees: Elle Fanning; Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas; Wunmi Mosaku; Teyana Taylor.
Animated Feature: KPop Demon Hunters. Nominees: Arco; Elio; Little Amélie or the Character of Rain; Zootopia 2.
Animated Short: The Girl Who Cried Pearls. Nominees: Butterfly; Forevergreen; Retirement Plan; The Three Sisters.
Casting: One Battle after Another. Nominees: Hamnet; Marty Supreme; The Secret Agent; Sinners.
Cinematography: Sinners. Nominees: Frankenstein; Marty Supreme; One Battle after Another; Train Dreams.
Costume Design: Frankenstein. Nominees: Avatar: Fire and Ash; Hamnet; Marty Supreme; Sinners.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle after Another. Nominees: Chloé Zhao; Josh Safdie; Joachim Trier; Ryan Coogler.
Documentary Feature: Mr. Nobody against Putin. Nominees: The Alabama Solution; Come See Me in the Good Light; Cutting Through Rocks; The Perfect Neighbor.
Documentary Short: All the Empty Rooms. Nominees: Armed Only with a Camera; Children No More; The Devil Is Busy; Perfectly a Strangeness.
Film Editing: One Battle after Another. Nominees: F1; Marty Supreme; Sentimental Value; Sinners.
International Feature: Sentimental Value (Norway). Nominees: The Secret Agent (Brazil); It Was Just an Accident (France); Sirāt (Spain); The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia).
Live Action Short: The Singers; Two People Exchanging Saliva. Nominees: Butcher’s Stain; A Friend of Dorothy; Jane Austen’s Period Drama.
Makeup and Hairstyling: Frankenstein. Nominees: Kokuho; Sinners; The Smashing Machine; The Ugly Stepsister.
Original Score: Sinners. Nominees: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; One Battle after Another.
Original Song: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters. Nominees: “Dear Me”; “I Lied to You”; “Sweet Dreams of Joy”; “Train Dreams.”
Production Design: Frankenstein. Nominees: Hamnet; Marty Supreme; One Battle after Another; Sinners.
Sound: F1. Nominees: Frankenstein; One Battle after Another; Sinners; Sirāt.
Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash. Nominees: F1; Jurassic World Rebirth; The Lost Bus; Sinners.
Adapted Screenplay: One Battle after Another, Paul Thomas Anderson. Nominees: Bugonia; Frankenstein; Hamnet; Train Dreams.
Original Screenplay:Sinners, Ryan Coogler. Nominees: Blue Moon; It Was Just an Accident; Marty Supreme; Sentimental Value.
