To be fair to Beatty & Dunaway, they're up there on live TV in the biggest moment of the night in front of 1 billion viewers, and had to make a snap decision what to do. I think their "show must go on" mentality just took hold. The mistake was not theirs, you can second-guess they way they...
Well, I only got 11 of 24, but I feel pretty good about that considering this may have been the most surprising Oscars ever.
There were lots of winners, and one big loser - the unfortunate Price Waterhouse employee who stuffed the BP envelope.
Yes, Moonlight won. The card that was in the envelope opened by Warren Beatty said "Emma Stone, La La Land". He conferred with Faye Dunaway, who announced LLL as the winner. About 30 seconds into the acceptance speech by the LLL people, there was some confusion on stage, and then the LLL...
Wow, I got 'em both right. Two superb movies that are shining examples of this quote by Roger Ebert:
"And for me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy. It lets you understand a little bit more about different hopes, aspirations, dreams and fears. It helps us to identify with the...
OK, this just happened,. Commercial bumper for the Houston ABC affiliate: "A local man drives off of a parking garage... and survives! Tonight, after the Oscars."
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Only nine left - The music & screenplay awards, cinematography, director, lead actor/actress & picture. At this point I think they're all up for grabs,
Wow! Hacksaw Ridge is the first multiple winner of the night. The LLL haul is not going to happen.
I would have gone with Arrival. Editing was so key to telling that story.