Oscars 2017 Winners and Highlights - Collider Movie Talk
Margaret Lyons
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Photo Candy, falling from the ceiling at the Oscars. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The Bit That WorkedThe Twizzlers and Red Vines floating down from the ceiling was strange and dreamy and so unexpected and quick. Compare that to Ellen DeGeneress pizza bit, or Chris Rocks Girl Scout cookies. Get in, get out, give the beautiful people a snack.
Margaret Lyons
Photo Jimmy Kimmel, tweeting at President Trump. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times And the Many Bits That Didnt WorkJimmy Kimmels act quickly grew stale as the evening wore on. He recycled segments from his late-night talk show (but with an Oscar twist!) and used Lion actor Sunny Pawar like a human doll. Then there was the tour bus gag, in which Mr. Kimmel brought unsuspecting tourists into the ceremony. It was among the most stressful, uncomfortable few minutes in awards show history. People should get to decide for themselves if they want to participate in Mr. Kimmels Oscar pranks. They didnt sign on to be instantly memed on Twitter and turned into caricatures.
Monica Castillo and Margaret Lyons
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Photo From left, Ruth Negga, Luz Towns-Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karlie Kloss. Credit Noel West for The New York Times The Most Notable AccessoryThe accessory of the night wasnt a shiny designer clutch or a strappy stiletto. It was a blue American Civil Liberties Union ribbon. Ruth Negga, nominated for best actress, wore one with a red floor-sweeping Valentino dress. Lin-Manuel Miranda wore a ribbon, too (as did his mother, Luz Towns-Miranda). The model Karlie Kloss attached hers to her white Stella McCartney dress. The A.C.L.U. had a surge in donations last month after President Trump issued his now-frozen travel ban.
Valeriya Safronova
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Photo Meryl Streep, who ultimately chose a gown by Elie Saab. Credit Christopher Polk/Getty Images The Biggest Dust-Up on the Red CarpetCompetition for looks is fierce and tempers run hot. Just before the Oscars, Karl Lagerfeld, the designer of Chanel, touched off an international incident by claiming, in Womens Wear Daily, that Meryl Streep commissioned, and then declined to wear, one of his gowns, saying she had been paid to wear one by another designer. Ms. Streep fired back, in no uncertain terms, in People. (Mr. Lagerfeld apologized.) Ms. Streep, for the record, there to celebrate her 20th Oscar nomination, ultimately chose a gown by Elie Saab. Nice dress, by the way, Jimmy Kimmel called out from the stage. Is that an Ivanka?
Matthew Schneier
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Photo Viola Davis, who won the award for best supporting actress for her role in Fences. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The Best Nonpolitical Thank-YouViola Davis gives the best acceptance speeches. Her Emmy speech in 2015 was extraordinary, and this Oscar speech was even better: poetic, powerful, personal. (And prepared! Write your speech beforehand, folks.) Explaining that stories need to be exhumed, she said, Theres one place that all the people with the greatest potential are gathered. One place. And thats the graveyard. Whew. Now that is a line.
Margaret Lyons
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Photo Anousheh Ansari, accepting the Oscar for best foreign language film, The Salesman. Its director, Asghar Farhadi of Iran, boycotted the ceremony because of President Trumps travel ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The Best Political Thank-YouAfter releasing a statement protesting President Trumps now-frozen visa ban for travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi made it clear he would not attend the Oscars in person. Then his drama The Salesman won for best foreign-language film and Mr. Farhadi sent a poignant follow-up message, read by a fellow Iranian, Anousheh Ansari, for the telecasts millions of viewers. The strongly worded condemnation of the inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the U.S. was one the loudest heard in a night full of muted political messages.
Monica Castillo
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Photo lin-manuel miranda, on the oscars red carpet on Sunday. Credit Monica Almeida for The New York Times Most and Least Progress Toward an EGOTThe coveted EGOT that is, having an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony to your name was within Lin-Manuel Mirandas reach this year. He had everything but the Academy Award, and his nomination for best song, for How Far Ill Go from Moana, seemed promising. But no such luck. City of Stars from La La Land took the prize. But Viola Davis moved a step closer to an EGOT with her win on Sunday for best supporting actress. She lacks a Grammy, but became the 23rd person to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony.
Daniel Victor
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Photo Kevin OConnell, accepting his award. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The End of the Longest Losing StreakSusan Lucci won her first Emmy after 19 nominations. But Kevin OConnell has her beat: He finally won an Oscar for sound mixing on his 21st nomination. In the speech he had waited 34 years to give (he was first nominated for the 1983 drama Terms of Endearment), he made a point of mentioning his mother, Skippy OConnell, who helped get him his first job in sound. He recalled: When I asked her, Ma, how can I ever thank you? she looked at me and she said, You know, Ill tell you how you can thank me: You can work hard, you can work really hard, and some day you can go win yourself an Oscar, and you can stand up on that stage and you can thank me in front of the whole world. Mom, I know youre looking down on me tonight. So, thank you.
Daniel Victor
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Photo Aulii Cravalho, performing her movies nominated song, How Far Ill Go. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for The New York Times The Best Recovery From a Stage MishapThe Moana star Aulii Cravalho handled a run-in with a prop like a seasoned pro during her performance of her movies nominated song, How Far Ill Go. Nothing says the show must go on like a 16-year-old continuing to belt her way through a song after a flag hits the side of her head. She still looked so happy to be there, not even the stray prop could ruin her night.
Monica Castillo
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