2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16
The Oscars are the most prestigious award a filmmaker can receive. It is always awarded based on the results of the previous year, so the most recent awards were given to the best films made in 2016.
A total of 25 awards are presented at the ceremony: 24 Oscar nominations for best work at various stages of film production, plus an honorary award from the Academy.
Cinema is a difficult job that requires the efforts of a huge number of people. Therefore, it makes no sense to discuss all the Oscar nominations, since it will be too long and tedious, it is better to focus on a few major awards of this ceremony, which gave viewers and critics a lot of surprises.
Best Film
The main award of the ceremony is the nomination of the best film "Oscar", which is awarded at the very end and which is most awaited by all viewers. It is worth noting that this year a funny situation happened at the presentation: the presenter mixed up the envelopes and named the wrong film when announcing the winner. He himself says that a piece of paper with "La La Land" written on it accidentally fell into his hands, so he, a little embarrassed, just read what was written.
Throughminute this trouble was corrected, the presenter apologized and named the real winner - the film "Moonlight". The crew of La La Land were a bit discouraged, but that didn't dampen their spirits, as the film was already the top pick this year, with a total of six awards in various categories.
Speaking about the film "Moonlight", it should be noted that the picture is very worthy in all respects, however, many viewers question the decision of the academics, because "La La Land" was not only worthy, but incredibly good, and no one seemed to be able to compete with him. One way or another, nothing can be changed, so you have to come to terms with the fact that the Oscar goes to Moonlight.
The film itself tells about the hard life of a black boy who grew up in a disadvantaged area of Miami. He is betrayed by friends, problems in the family, but the most difficult test is acceptance of himself.
Best Director
With regard to this Oscar nomination, no one had any doubts about who would take the award, and in this case, the public's expectations were justified. The statuette was taken by the author of a magnificent musical about true love in the atmosphere of old Hollywood - Damien Chazelle. His film "La La Land" became a real sensation this year.
The plot of the film describes the romance between a fanatical jazz musician and a frivolous aspiring actress who repeatedly goes to unsuccessful interviews in the hope of getting a role and becoming famous.
A film was made in the musical genre that wasa rather risky step, because the era of musicals has long passed, and the director has assumed great responsibility for the success of this film. Nevertheless, all expectations were justified, the tape turned out to be so successful that there was hardly at least one spectator who left the cinema without a feeling of lightness, fun and inspiration. Box office receipts confirm this once again: with a budget of $30 million, the film grossed over $350 million.
In addition to this award, the film received the following Oscar nominations: the best soundtrack, which, of course, could not be otherwise, because it is a musical, the best song for the main theme of the film, which is called City of Stars, and the best work production designer. Also, the tape was awarded a statuette for camera work, and the main actress - Emma Stone - received an award in the nomination "Best Actress".
Best Animated Film
From full-length cartoons this year, not so many pictures were remembered, however, there was one really noticeable and worthy of attention. This is, of course, the film "Zootopia", which, without feeling serious competition, took the statuette in the nomination "Best Animated Film".
To be fair, the other Oscar-nominated films were pretty good too. Such tapes as: “Red Turtle”, “Life of a Zucchini”, “Kubo. The Legend of the Samurai" and "Moana".
Best Original Screenplay
One of the most worthy films of the past year by rightconsidered a picture directed by Kenneth Lonergan - "Manchester by the Sea". An interesting fact is that the director of the film also acted as a screenwriter, so he got the statuette.
The film itself is about an ordinary plumber who learns that due to the death of his brother, he is now appointed as the guardian of his nephew. This is a very deep drama that will not leave any viewer indifferent.
In addition to the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the film also received a Best Actor award for Casey Affleck.
In closing
Oscar is the most prestigious film award, so the people awarded this award will forever remain in the hall of fame of world cinema, which means that their work really deserves attention.
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