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Oscar winners (from left to right): Robert Downey Jr., Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy
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At the 96th Academy Awards, favorite
“Oppenheimer”
won: Christopher Nolan’s epic won the award for
“Best Film
, ”
and Cillian Murphy
received the Oscar for
“Best Actor
. ”
The award for
“Best Director”
also went to director Nolan, while
Robert Downey Jr.
received the award for
“Best Supporting Actor”
for his portrayal of Oppenheimer’s opponent Lewis Strauss – the first Oscar for the 58-year-old actor.
"I want to thank my terrible childhood," he said, pausing for audience laughter, "and the Academy, in that order." Downey Jr. also thanked his wife, Susan.
“You loved me back to life, and that’s why I’m here.” The prize for
“Best Editing”
also went to “Oppenheimer” (
Jennifer Lame
), and the epic also won
“Best Cinematography”
(
Hoyte van Hoytema
).
The
“Best Film Music”
went to
Ludwig Göransson’s
powerful “Oppenheimer” score.
Yorgos Lanthimos
' film
"Poor Things"
won four trophies: Emma Stone won the award for
"Best Actress"
.
She accepted her second Oscar after the one for “La La Land”.
The film
also won in the
“Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles”
category (
Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston ).
The “Best Production Design”
also
went to director Lanthimos:
Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek
won the award.
The Oscar for
“Best Costume Design”
also went to “Poor Things” (
Holly Waddington
).
“The Zone of Interest” is “Best International Film”
The epochal Auschwitz film
“The Zone of Interest”
by British director
Jonathan Glazer
won the award for
“Best International Feature Film”
and the film also won
the Oscar for
“Best Sound” .
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
won
the Oscar for
“Best Original Screenplay”
for
“Anatomy of a Case
,” for which German actress
Sandra Hülser
was nominated for “Best Actress” (and had to admit defeat to
Emma Stone
).
The secret star of the film – dog
Messi
– also appeared at the celebrations.
In the first category of the evening,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
received the trophy for
Best Supporting Actress
.
The Broadway actress is an Oscar newcomer - the 37-year-old received the trophy for her role in the drama
"The Holdovers"
.
The
“Best Adapted Screenplay”
went to
Cord Jefferson
for
“American Fiction”
– he beat out the well-known nominees “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest”.
Billie Eilish and Finneas
won
the
“Best Song”
for the ballad “What Was I Made For” in
“Barbie
,” which they also performed live on stage.
This is the second Oscar for both of them after the James Bond song “No Time to Die”.
A highlight for many was the appearance of actor Ryan Gosling, who sang the song "I'm Just Ken" from the film "Barbie" with dozens of dancing men.
The Oscar for
“Best Documentary”
went to Mstyslav Chernov’s film about the siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol: “
20 Days in Mariupol”
.
On stage he was visibly upset and said: "I wish I never had to make this film."
“Best Animated Short Film”
went to
“War is Over!
Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko , the
Best Animated Feature Film
category was won by
Hayao Miyazaki
's The Boy and the Heron
.
The Japanese surprise hit
“Godzilla Minus One”
won the Oscar for
“Best Visual Effects”
.
The prize for
“Best Documentary Short Film”
went to
“The Last Repair Shop”
– journalists from the “Los Angeles Times” took a look around an old warehouse in Los Angeles where school musical instruments are not only stored, but also repaired .
Watch the film here.
The
“Best Short Film”
went to
“I see something you don’t see (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar)”
– read a review here.
Behind the long title there is a very well-known name: Wes Anderson is responsible for the film adaptation of a short story by Roald Dahl.
However, Anderson
wasn't there to accept his first Oscar himself.
With 13 nominations, the film “Oppenheimer” entered this year’s competition as the Oscar favorite.
Several nominees from Germany had hopes of winning the coveted prize in advance: actress Sandra Hülser for "Anatomy of a Case" as "Best Actress", the directors Wim Wenders (for Japan with "Perfect Days") and Ilker Çatak (for Germany with “The Teacher’s Room”) in the “Best International Film” category.
The two German directors ultimately came away empty-handed - although “The Zone of Interest,” a German-language film that was not made by a German and was not submitted by Germany, won.
Sandra Hülser also missed out on the Oscar for Best Actress.
The evening started with a large star line-up on the red carpet in front of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood - one thing was mainly worn: black.
In addition to the Ukraine war, the Gaza war was also a topic at the event.
On the red carpet, some attendees, including singer Billie Eilish and actors Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo and Ava DuVernay, wore red pins to call for a ceasefire.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the Dolby Theater.
The show was hosted by comedian and host Jimmy Kimmel.
He couldn't resist taking a swipe at Germany: Kimmel said of Hülser that in "Anatomy of a Case" she plays a woman who is on trial for the murder of her husband, and in "The Zone of Interest" she plays a Nazi housewife who is in the live near Auschwitz.
"While these are very difficult topics for American filmgoers, in Sandra's home country of Germany they are called rom-coms."
The winners of the 96th Academy Awards at a glance:
“Best Film”: “Oppenheimer” (Production: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas)
“Best international film”: the British production “The Zone of Interest” by Jonathan Glazer
“Best Director”: Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer”
“Best Actress”: Emma Stone (“Poor Things”)
“Best Actor”: Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”)
“Best Supporting Actress”: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”)
“Best Supporting Actor”: Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”)
“Best Camera”: Hoyte van Hoytema for “Oppenheimer”
“Best Screenplay”: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for “Anatomy of a Case”
“Best Adapted Screenplay”: Cord Jefferson for “American Fiction” (“American Fiction”)
“Best Editing”: Jennifer Lame for “Oppenheimer”
“Best Film Music”: Ludwig Göransson for “Oppenheimer”
"Best film song": from "Barbie" the song "What Was I Made For?" (Billie Eilish/Finneas O'Connell)
»Best Production Design/Scenery Design«: »Poor Things« (Shona Heath, Zsuzsa Mihalek, James Price)
“Best Sound”: “The Zone of Interest” (Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers)
“Best Visual Effects”: “Godzilla Minus One” (Japan)
“Best Animated Film”: “The Boy and the Heron” (Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki)
»Best Animated Short Film«: »War Is Over!
Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko« (Brad Booker and Dave Mullins)
“Best Documentary”: “20 Days in Mariupol” (Mstyslaw Tschernow, Raney Aronson-Rath and Michelle Mizner)
“Best Documentary Short Film”: “The Last Repair Shop” (Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot)
»Best Make-up/Hairstyling«: »Poor Things« (Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston)
“Best Costume Design”: Holly Waddington for “Poor Things”
“Best Short Film” (Live Action Short Film): “I see something you don’t see” (The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar) by Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
(Reread all the highlights in the minute log here).
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