Amid the confusion and excitement at the 89th academy awards, let’s not forget Moonlight won the best picture award. Apart from remembering Warren Beatty as the guy who read out the wrong name, let’s remember Oscars for some great things this year.
As Trump orders ban on Muslims and the nation, the event witnessed, a first Muslim ever to win an Oscar – Mahershala Ali in the best supporting actor trophy for his role as Juan in Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight.”
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” won Award for best foreign language film. However, Farhadi boycotted the ceremony to protest Trump’s controversial executive order.
Actor Om Puri, who passed away in January, got a musical tribute by Grammy.
At 32, Damien Chazelle is the youngest ever winner of director Oscar for ‘La La Land’.
This is the first time Australia has had two nominees for best picture – Hacksaw Ridge and Lion.
The mix up did not start at the last segment. Even in the memorium, the Academy used a picture of (not deceased) producer Jan Chapman instead of an image of Janet Patterson. Later a major ‘Steve Harvey’ moment, which will be remembered in the history of the Oscars forever, as La La Land was wrongly announced as winning best picture instead of Moonlight.
In the order in which the awards were given away, here is the complete list of winners :
- Actor in a Supporting Role – Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Makeup and Hairstyling – Suicide Squad
Costume Design – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Documentary Feature- O.J.: Made In America
Sound Editing – Arrival
Sound Mixing – Hacksaw Ridge
Actress in a Supporting Role- Viola Davis (Fences)
Foreign Language Film – The Dalesman (Iran)
Short Film (Animated) -Piper
Animated Feature Film- Zootopia
Production Design – La La Land
Visual Effects – The Jungle Book
Film Editing – Hacksaw Ridge
Documentary Short- The White Helmets
Live Action Short- Sing
Cinematography- La La Land
Music (Original Score) – La La Land
Original Song – “City Of Stars” From La La Land
Writing (Original Screenplay) – Manchester by the Sea
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) – Moonlight
Best Director- Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Actor in a Leading Role – Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Actress in a Leading Role – Emma Stone (La La Land)
Best Picture- Moonlight
