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| Oscars 2017: Casey Affleck Wins Best Actor for ‘Manchester by the Sea’ | |
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| • Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Academy Awards on ABC. He’s taken several gentle swings at President Trump, including daring him to respond on Twitter. We’re following the show live. | • Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Academy Awards on ABC. He’s taken several gentle swings at President Trump, including daring him to respond on Twitter. We’re following the show live. |
| • “La La Land” wins the Oscars for best director, best original score and best song (denying Lin-Manuel Miranda an EGOT in the process). Earlier, it won for cinematography and production design. The film has 14 nominations, tied for the most ever. | |
| • “Moonlight” wins for best adapted screenplay. “Manchester by the Sea,” “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Fences” and “Zootopia” have all won at least one Oscar. | |
| • Here’s a red carpet slide show and a review of the fashion. | |
| LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel, his Everyman schtick carefully in place, opened the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday with a plea for viewers to bridge divides, followed by a jab at President Trump. It promised to be a whipsawing night, with Mr. Kimmel determined to deliver an effervescent, ratings-lifting show and Hollywood in a sour political mood and itching to tell the world about it. | LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel, his Everyman schtick carefully in place, opened the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday with a plea for viewers to bridge divides, followed by a jab at President Trump. It promised to be a whipsawing night, with Mr. Kimmel determined to deliver an effervescent, ratings-lifting show and Hollywood in a sour political mood and itching to tell the world about it. |
| As for the awards, which sometimes seemed like an afterthought as the show moved toward a marathon four hours, voters had spread honors across an array of films by the ceremony’s midway mark. “Moonlight,” “Arrival,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Fences,” “Zootopia” and “La La Land” had all won at least one Oscar apiece. Indeed, it was not yet the sweep for “La La Land,” a musical about young dreamers in show business, that some oddsmakers had predicted. “Hacksaw Ridge,” the true story of a heroic World War II medic, won Oscars for sound mixing and film editing, a category that is often predictive of the best picture winner. | |
| “La La Land” was honored with Oscars for its cinematography, song, score and production design. “This is dedicated to all the kids who sing in the rain, and all the moms who let them,” said Justin Paul, part of the “La La Land” songwriting team, as they accepted the statuette. | |
| The supporting acting prizes went to Viola Davis for her performance in “Fences,” about a Pittsburgh family in the 1950s, and Mahershala Ali for his portrayal of a sympathetic drug dealer in “Moonlight.” | |
| Ceremony organizers played up Hollywood glamour and paid homage to Academy Awards history. Music interludes were taken from the scores of “Top Gun” and “Tootsie.” Shirley MacLaine appeared as a presenter, joking that the standing ovation was “the nicest reception I’ve had 250,000 years.” At one point, Mr. Kimmel trotted out a tour bus full of unsuspecting tourists, to mixed results. | |
| But politics was a consistent topic. Gael García Bernal, presenting best animated film to “Zootopia,” said, “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I am against any form of wall that wants to separate us.” | But politics was a consistent topic. Gael García Bernal, presenting best animated film to “Zootopia,” said, “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I am against any form of wall that wants to separate us.” |
| As he opened his monologue, Mr. Kimmel asked viewers, both conservative and liberal, to come together in a calm conversation. “If we could all do that we could make America great again, we really could,” he said, to applause. | |
| Here were other notable moments from the show: | Here were other notable moments from the show: |
| As expected, Ms. Davis won the best supporting actress Oscar — her first — for playing a world-weary housewife in “Fences.” (She won best actress at the 2010 Tony Awards for playing the same role onstage. She was the one who decided to drop to the supporting category for the Oscars.) | |
| An intense, nearly overcome Ms. Davis touched on her family, her industry “cheerleaders,” the film’s director (Denzel Washington), graveyards, dashed dreams and the playwright August Wilson, who adapted his “Fences” for the screen and whom Ms. Viola praised as someone who “exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.” | An intense, nearly overcome Ms. Davis touched on her family, her industry “cheerleaders,” the film’s director (Denzel Washington), graveyards, dashed dreams and the playwright August Wilson, who adapted his “Fences” for the screen and whom Ms. Viola praised as someone who “exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.” |
| The night’s first award, best supporting actor, went to Mr. Ali, who tearfully thanked the film’s cast and crew of “Moonlight” and his own family. “Peace and blessings,” he said, avoiding a repeat of the pointed comments he made at previous awards shows about the Trump administration’s travel ban. | |
| After two years when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was attacked as racist for overlooking black actors and films about African-American experiences, the current nominee list is remarkably diverse. | |
| Ahead of the ceremony, the favorite to win best picture is “La La Land,” which received 14 nominations, a tie with “All About Eve” and “Titanic” for the most in academy history. Hollywood never tires of gazing in a mirror: “La La Land,” a musical love letter to the entertainment industry, would become the fourth show-business story in six years to win best picture, joining “The Artist,” “Argo” and “Birdman.” | Ahead of the ceremony, the favorite to win best picture is “La La Land,” which received 14 nominations, a tie with “All About Eve” and “Titanic” for the most in academy history. Hollywood never tires of gazing in a mirror: “La La Land,” a musical love letter to the entertainment industry, would become the fourth show-business story in six years to win best picture, joining “The Artist,” “Argo” and “Birdman.” |
| But “Hidden Figures,” a more conventional studio film with an uplifting story about overlooked NASA heroines in the 1960s, could pull off an upset win, as could the critical darling “Moonlight,” an art-house film about a young, black, gay man growing up poor in Miami. | But “Hidden Figures,” a more conventional studio film with an uplifting story about overlooked NASA heroines in the 1960s, could pull off an upset win, as could the critical darling “Moonlight,” an art-house film about a young, black, gay man growing up poor in Miami. |
| The best actor race is extremely tight. Will the Oscar go to Mr. Washington, a seasoned, two-time Oscar winner who brought a passion project to the big screen? Or Casey Affleck, a 41-year-old comeback kid? | The best actor race is extremely tight. Will the Oscar go to Mr. Washington, a seasoned, two-time Oscar winner who brought a passion project to the big screen? Or Casey Affleck, a 41-year-old comeback kid? |
| Mr. Affleck, at long last seeming to leave behind his lamentable 2010 film, “I’m Still Here,” was once seen as a lock. His nuanced performance in “Manchester by the Sea” was widely hailed as a triumph and won him trophies at stops including the Golden Globes. But Mr. Affleck was dogged by the fact that in 2010 he settled sexual harassment complaints tied to “I’m Still Here.” In late January, Mr. Washington, the director and star of “Fences,” staged an upset win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. | Mr. Affleck, at long last seeming to leave behind his lamentable 2010 film, “I’m Still Here,” was once seen as a lock. His nuanced performance in “Manchester by the Sea” was widely hailed as a triumph and won him trophies at stops including the Golden Globes. But Mr. Affleck was dogged by the fact that in 2010 he settled sexual harassment complaints tied to “I’m Still Here.” In late January, Mr. Washington, the director and star of “Fences,” staged an upset win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. |
| It’s rare for an actor to collect a Screen Actors Guild award and not go on to land an Oscar. But it is also rare for an actor to win three Oscars or more. Awards prognosticators are giving Mr. Washington the edge, but it remains anyone’s guess. | It’s rare for an actor to collect a Screen Actors Guild award and not go on to land an Oscar. But it is also rare for an actor to win three Oscars or more. Awards prognosticators are giving Mr. Washington the edge, but it remains anyone’s guess. |
| Anger about Mr. Trump’s administration has been palpable in the movie capital in recent days. On Friday, a fired-up Jodie Foster helped lead an anti-Trump rally hosted by the United Talent Agency, just as the directors of the five foreign film nominees voiced their “emphatic disapproval of the climate of fanaticism and nationalism we see today in the U.S.” in a joint statement. | Anger about Mr. Trump’s administration has been palpable in the movie capital in recent days. On Friday, a fired-up Jodie Foster helped lead an anti-Trump rally hosted by the United Talent Agency, just as the directors of the five foreign film nominees voiced their “emphatic disapproval of the climate of fanaticism and nationalism we see today in the U.S.” in a joint statement. |
| On the red carpet (where some stars were shivering in the mid-50s weather), nominees like Ruth Negga, a best actress honoree for “Loving,” and Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for his “Moana” song, wore blue ribbons signaling support for the American Civil Liberties Union. But most celebrities seemed to avoid political barbs. | On the red carpet (where some stars were shivering in the mid-50s weather), nominees like Ruth Negga, a best actress honoree for “Loving,” and Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for his “Moana” song, wore blue ribbons signaling support for the American Civil Liberties Union. But most celebrities seemed to avoid political barbs. |
| On Sunday, some supporters of Mr. Trump used Twitter to advocate for ignoring the Oscar telecast. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas wrote: | On Sunday, some supporters of Mr. Trump used Twitter to advocate for ignoring the Oscar telecast. Former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas wrote: |
| (A White House spokeswoman said in an email that Mr. Trump was spending Sunday night hosting the National Governors Association’s annual dinner in Washington.) | (A White House spokeswoman said in an email that Mr. Trump was spending Sunday night hosting the National Governors Association’s annual dinner in Washington.) |
| The foreign film and documentary races were notably relevant this year. | The foreign film and documentary races were notably relevant this year. |
| Among foreign films, the German satire “Toni Erdmann” initially had the momentum. But Mr. Trump’s travel ban put the spotlight on Iran’s entry, “The Salesman,” whose director, Asghar Farhadi, said that he would boycott the ceremony in protest — a decision that may have ultimately helped his film win. | Among foreign films, the German satire “Toni Erdmann” initially had the momentum. But Mr. Trump’s travel ban put the spotlight on Iran’s entry, “The Salesman,” whose director, Asghar Farhadi, said that he would boycott the ceremony in protest — a decision that may have ultimately helped his film win. |
| Anousheh Ansari, an American-Iranian businesswoman, accepted the award for “The Salesman” and read a message from Mr. Farhadi. The note said he was not attending in solidarity with immigrants “who have been disrespected by the inhumane law,” referring to the Trump administration’s travel ban. | Anousheh Ansari, an American-Iranian businesswoman, accepted the award for “The Salesman” and read a message from Mr. Farhadi. The note said he was not attending in solidarity with immigrants “who have been disrespected by the inhumane law,” referring to the Trump administration’s travel ban. |
| Among nonfiction films, Ava DuVernay’s much-esteemed look at mass incarceration, “13th,” was campaigned for aggressively by Netflix and the civil rights-themed “I Am Not Your Negro” surged late in the season. But the nearly eight-hour, is-it-a-mini-series-or-is-it-a-film “O. J.: Made in America” was named best documentary. In accepting the award, Ezra Edelman, the film’s director, dedicated the award to Nicole Simpson, Ron Goldman and “the victims of police violence, police brutality, racially motivated violence and criminal injustice.” | Among nonfiction films, Ava DuVernay’s much-esteemed look at mass incarceration, “13th,” was campaigned for aggressively by Netflix and the civil rights-themed “I Am Not Your Negro” surged late in the season. But the nearly eight-hour, is-it-a-mini-series-or-is-it-a-film “O. J.: Made in America” was named best documentary. In accepting the award, Ezra Edelman, the film’s director, dedicated the award to Nicole Simpson, Ron Goldman and “the victims of police violence, police brutality, racially motivated violence and criminal injustice.” |
| Left to bridge the gap between people watching from their sofas in Kansas City and the theater filled with coastal elites, Mr. Kimmel spent little time trying to pretend the Oscars were anything but a liberal affair. When popping up after the first few statuettes were presented, he made a reference to the box-office success of “Doctor Strange,” the Marvel comics movie. Mr. Kimmel then joked that the character “was also named secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.” | Left to bridge the gap between people watching from their sofas in Kansas City and the theater filled with coastal elites, Mr. Kimmel spent little time trying to pretend the Oscars were anything but a liberal affair. When popping up after the first few statuettes were presented, he made a reference to the box-office success of “Doctor Strange,” the Marvel comics movie. Mr. Kimmel then joked that the character “was also named secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.” |
| In a moment that certainly checked the populist box, a busload of unsuspecting Hollywood tourists, selfie sticks aloft, found themselves ushered into the Dolby Theater, and shuffled before Hollywood A-listers and the world. The bit, which went on at some length, drew a polarizing response on social media, with some viewers criticizing Mr. Kimmel for exploiting them and mocking an Asian woman’s name. | In a moment that certainly checked the populist box, a busload of unsuspecting Hollywood tourists, selfie sticks aloft, found themselves ushered into the Dolby Theater, and shuffled before Hollywood A-listers and the world. The bit, which went on at some length, drew a polarizing response on social media, with some viewers criticizing Mr. Kimmel for exploiting them and mocking an Asian woman’s name. |
| Later, Mr. Kimmel joked that President Trump had not tweeted about the show. So Mr. Kimmel typed out a tweet to the president on his phone: “Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?” | |
| For viewers, the seemingly interminable Oscars show — Mr. Kimmel has warned this one will be “significantly longer” than three hours — really starts to drag in the middle, which is usually stuffed with awards for more technical achievements. But those categories (production design, sound editing, sound mixing, film editing) can hold important clues about the winner of the night’s biggest prize. The loss by “La La Land” in the costume design category, for instance, may have exposed some weakness among voters. | For viewers, the seemingly interminable Oscars show — Mr. Kimmel has warned this one will be “significantly longer” than three hours — really starts to drag in the middle, which is usually stuffed with awards for more technical achievements. But those categories (production design, sound editing, sound mixing, film editing) can hold important clues about the winner of the night’s biggest prize. The loss by “La La Land” in the costume design category, for instance, may have exposed some weakness among voters. |
| Halfway through the telecast, “La La Land” seemed to lose steam, with the sound editing Oscar going to the science-fiction drama “Arrival” and the sound mixing award to “Hacksaw Ridge.” (The winning “Hacksaw Ridge” sound team included an ebullient Kevin O’Connell, who had held the record for the most Academy Award nominations — 20 — with no victories. He thanked his mother.) | Halfway through the telecast, “La La Land” seemed to lose steam, with the sound editing Oscar going to the science-fiction drama “Arrival” and the sound mixing award to “Hacksaw Ridge.” (The winning “Hacksaw Ridge” sound team included an ebullient Kevin O’Connell, who had held the record for the most Academy Award nominations — 20 — with no victories. He thanked his mother.) |
| Of course, last year, “Mad Max: Fury Road” did an almost clean sweep through these “below the line” categories, as the movie industry refers to them, and then stalled when it came to the money races. | Of course, last year, “Mad Max: Fury Road” did an almost clean sweep through these “below the line” categories, as the movie industry refers to them, and then stalled when it came to the money races. |